There have been intense clashes between Thailand and Cambodia for the third consecutive day on the border dispute, which has increased to 33 on both sides.
The dispute intensified on Thursday when the attacks between the two countries started with air, land and artillery, after which the United Nations Security Council called for an emergency meeting on the crisis on Friday.
According to the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, clashes have so far confirmed the death of 13 people, including eight civilians and five soldiers, while 71 have been injured in the Cambodian battle.
According to the Thai army, five more soldiers died on Friday, followed by a total of 20 people in Thailand, including 14 civilians and six soldiers.
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Thus, the toll of death in both countries has increased to 33, which has more than 28 deaths in the previous major clashes between 2008 and 2011.
Both countries confirmed the clashes again at around 5 am on Saturday morning.
Cambodia alleged that Thai forces removed heavy artillery shells in their Puruset province, adjacent to Trot province of Thailand.
More than 38,000 people have been vacated from Thai border areas due to the fight, while over 35,000 people have been forced to move to Cambodia.
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“Cambodia has called for an unconditional immediate ceasefire and we want a peaceful resolution for the struggle,” said the Ambassador of Cambodia in Cambodia after a security council meeting in New York.
Thailand’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorandage Balakara said before the meeting on Friday that Thailand was ready for diplomatic dialogue, whether on bilateral basis or through Malaysia’s mediation.
“If Cambodia is a diplomatic, bilateral level or through Malaysian mediation, we are ready,” he said. However, we have not received any response yet. ,
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However, Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Fim Thom Thom Vachiacha has warned that if the situation deteriorates, it can take the form of a complete war ‘.
The two countries are accused of attacking each other first. Thailand has accused Cambodia of targeting a civil infrastructure, including a rocket attack on a hospital and a petrol pump.
Cambodia has claimed that Thai forces used a cluster bomb on their soil.
The Cambodian Ambassador to the United Nations raised the question whether their country, which has a small and weak military capability compared to Thailand, can start conflict?
“The Security Council has demanded the two sides to find maximum patience and diplomatic solutions and we want it,” he said.
Thailand and Cambodia claim to claim different places at various places on their 800 km long shared border.
Between 2008 and 2011, there were intense clashes over the conflict, at least 28 people were killed and thousands of people were displaced.
