Defense News - Cambodia / Thailand |
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Sunday,
April 24, 2011, 11:00 AM |
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New fighting between Cambodia and Thailand near the border
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Heavy
fighting erupted on Sunday for a third day between Thai
and Cambodian troops, with gunfire and explosions heard
on both sides of the disputed border as the United Nations
renewed calls for a lasting solution to the conflict.
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Cambodian
soldiers prepare a BM-21
rocket launcher at Oddar Meanchey province, 20 km (12
miles) near the Cambodia-Thai border April 23, 2011.
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The
fighting took place west of the disputed Preah Vihear
temple, where deadly clashes erupted in February. Tee
soldiers from both were killed in the first two days,
43 were wounded in the clashes around the Ta Moan and
Ta Krabey temples, about 150 km (93 miles) west of the
900-year-old Preah Vihear temple which saw a deadly four-day
standoff in February.
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Shelling
and gunfire broke out again in the same area on Saturday
and claimed the life of one Thai soldier and three Cambodians,
according to officials.
Parts
of the Thai-Cambodian border have never been formally demarcated,
causing continuing tensions between the two countries.
An international
court awarded the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia in 1962
but both sides claim ownership of the surrounding area.
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Thai artillery is positioned at a base near the Thai-Cambodian
border in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Saturday,
April 23, 2011. |
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