Why Cambodia and Thailand are fighting over their border and what happens next
What we know about the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict
- Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged fire across several disputed border zones on Thursday, resulting in at least one death and three injuries.
- The clashes, which began near the Prasat Ta Moan Thom temple, escalated with Thailand deploying an F-16 fighter jet to strike a Cambodian military target.
- Cambodia denounced Thailand's actions as 'reckless and brutal military aggression,' while Thailand responded by recalling its ambassador and expelling Cambodia's envoy.
- The conflict led Thailand to close all border crossings with Cambodia, amid fears of wider military escalation along their 817km undemarcated border.
- Tensions have been ongoing since a Cambodian soldier was killed in late May, exacerbated by recent accusations of landmine laying and a century-long dispute over border demarcation.