Thailand, Cambodia trade blame as clashes spread on disputed border

Battles fanned out across the Thai-Cambodian border on Tuesday as the warring neighbors traded accusations of firing into each other’s territory, casting new doubts on a ceasefire that President Donald Trump helped broker in July.

Thailand’s navy said Cambodian forces had been detected inside Thai territory in the coastal province of Trat and operations were launched to expel them. It did not provide details.

Cambodia’s defense ministry denied the accusation that its forces had fired first.

“The Thai military initiated the firing upon Cambodia, including firing on Cambodian civilians, resulting in injuries and deaths,” the Cambodian ministry said in a statement.

Both sides also reported clashes, including cross-border firing, on several other parts of their 500-mile border.

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