"Fighting intensified along the border between Thailand and Cambodia on Tuesday, with both sides promising to defend their sovereignty. The fighting erupted after a Sunday-night skirmish during whihc a Thai soldier was killed. The two sides have blamed each other for starting the latest clashes, which call into question the strength of a ceasefire brokered by Malaysia with support from US President Donald Trump."
"Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen has vowed to fight Thailand as a second day of renewed clashes sent tens of thousands fleeing border areas. In posts on Facebook and Telegram, Hun Sen said Cambodia held its fire on Monday but began shooting back overnight. He wrote that focusing on areas where Thai forces were advancing would allow Cambodia "to weaken and destroy enemy forces through counterattacks." Hun Sen was Cambodia's longest-serving prime minister."
Fighting along the Thailand–Cambodia border intensified after a Sunday-night skirmish that killed a Thai soldier. Both sides blamed each other for starting the clashes, undermining a Malaysia-brokered ceasefire backed by US support. Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen vowed to fight and said Cambodia held fire before returning fire overnight to counter Thai advances. The Cambodian military reported seven civilians killed and 20 wounded, while reporting indicated dozens dead on both sides. More than 100,000 civilians evacuated border areas. AFP cited Thai reports of additional soldier deaths and Thai officials accused Cambodian forces of artillery and grenade fire near border provinces and Preah Vihear temple.
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