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Three civilians killed as Thailand–Cambodia border clashes escalate

The latest large-scale fighting was set off by a skirmish on Sunday that wounded two Thai soldiers and derailed a ceasefire pushed by US President Donald Trump that ended five days of combat in July over longstanding territorial disputes

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Drinking water is distributed to displaced people at a temporary camp in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province, on Thursday. PIC/AFP

Drinking water is distributed to displaced people at a temporary camp in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province, on Thursday. PIC/AFP

Three Thai civilians were killed as heavy combat continued along the country’s border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Thursday, marking the country’s first civilian fatalities since the fighting resumed.

The latest large-scale fighting was set off by a skirmish on Sunday that wounded two Thai soldiers and derailed a ceasefire pushed by US President Donald Trump that ended five days of combat in July over longstanding territorial disputes.

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