At the border between Thailand and Cambodia Is it the second day in a row on Friday heavy battles came. The Cambodian military has heavy weapons The Thai army said how artillery and rocket launchers use.
“The Cambodian armed forces have one persistent fire Using heavy weapons, field artillery and rocket systems of the type BM-21, “it said in a explanation.
Conflict between Thailand and Cambodia: 100,000 people evacuated
Their own troops would have “according to the tactical location adequate counterfire“reacts. The Ministry of the Interior in Bangkok meanwhile stated that they were more than 100,000 people From four border provinces in almost 300 Emergency accommodation was brought. The Thai Ministry of Health announced that the number of fatalities had increased to 14 – 13 civilians and a soldier.
The UN Security Council terminated one for Friday Urgency meeting Because of the fights, as AFP learned from diplomatic circles. The meeting requested by Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet should therefore take place at 3 p.m. (local time, 9 p.m. CEST).
Border dispute for more than a century
Thailand and Cambodia argue For more than a century About the course of their 817 kilometer border. This repeatedly led to armed disputes, including in 2011. The tensions had tightened in May after the death of a Cambodian soldier in a fire battle. Thailand accuses Cambodia, recently New landmines In the controversial area laid to have. The government in Phnom Penh denies this and explains that the mines came from the decades -old civil war.
The Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose country is currently the chair of the Southeast Asian Association of Asean, has called on both sides for moderation. China also commented and offered De -escalation to convey.