"Cambodian and Thai officials were in their third day of talks at a border checkpoint on Friday, with defence ministers from both countries scheduled to meet on Saturday. However, Cambodia's defence ministry said Thailand's military carried out a heavy bombardment of disputed border areas in Banteay Meanchey province on Friday morning. From 6.08am to 7.15am, the Thai military deployed F-16 fighter jets to drop as many as 40 bombs, to intensify its bombardment in the area of Chok Chey village, it said in a statement."
"Thai media said on Friday that Cambodian forces had launched heavy attacks overnight along the border in Sa Kaeo province, where several homes were damaged by shelling. The two countries blame each other for instigating the fresh fighting, which has spread to nearly every province along their border. Both countries also claim to have acted in self-defence and accuse the other of attacking civilians."
Heavy bombardment by Thai forces struck disputed border areas in Banteay Meanchey province, including Chok Chey village, with F-16 jets dropping up to 40 bombs between 6.08am and 7.15am. Cambodian officials say the intensified attacks occurred while Cambodian and Thai delegations were conducting multi-day talks at a border checkpoint and preparing a defence-minister meeting. Both sides report deadly clashes this month that shattered a prior truce, killed more than 40 people, and displaced about a million. Thai media reported Cambodian forces launched heavy overnight attacks in Sa Kaeo province, damaging several homes. Both countries blame each other, claim self-defence, and accuse the other of targeting civilians. The dispute centres on colonial-era demarcation and temple ruins along the 800km frontier.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]