Thailand Attacks Cambodia Along Border, Killing At Least 25 and Forcing Over 500,000 to Flee

Fierce clashes along the Thailand–Cambodia frontier have killed at least 25 soldiers and civilians and forced more than half a million people to flee on both sides of the border.

“A Royal Thai Navy spokesman says its military launched an operation to reclaim border ‘territories’ in Trat province”

Al Jazeera

The violence has emptied villages and disrupted commerce.

Al Jazeera

Multiple news outlets report the fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Al Jazeera, National Herald and SSBCrack News each said the clashes killed at least 25 people and displaced more than 500,000 residents on both sides.

Thai authorities say they launched a coordinated military operation early in the morning in eastern provinces to 'reclaim Thai sovereign territory', with navy, army and air force activity reported across multiple frontier zones.

The Royal Thai Navy told media it began an early-morning operation in Trat province and Thai outlets described air and naval strikes as well as drone and artillery actions.

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Thaiger provided operational detail, reporting 'Jets circled the target twice and launched strikes at about 06:00, 06:07 and 06:12.'

SSBCrack News and Al Jazeera quoted Thai statements that forces had retaken contested ground and raised the Thai flag.

Cambodia accuses Thai forces of striking civilian infrastructure and using air power in several provinces, alleging F-16 strikes on hotels, bridges and checkpoints.

“Cambodia reiterated its commitment to peace, dialogue and international law while tensions along the Thailand–Cambodia border continued”

MorungExpress

Thai sources blame Cambodian rocket attacks and say they targeted military positions.

Several outlets recorded these mutual accusations but cautioned that some claims had not been independently verified.

Al Jazeera reported Cambodian sources saying attacks occurred in at least seven locations, including alleged F-16 bombings, but it could not independently verify those reports and said Cambodia's military had not commented.

SSBCrack News reproduced similar caveats.

Reports of diplomatic interventions and ceasefire claims in the conflict are contested across different news outlets.

Several outlets say U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in mediation and indicated the sides had agreed to a ceasefire.

National Herald

National Herald reports that Trump announced a ceasefire had been agreed to halt the fighting.

SSBCrack News references international mediation and specifically mentions Trump's involvement.

MorungExpress states that both leaders separately spoke with Trump, who said they had agreed to a ceasefire, while also noting Thailand's denial that any ceasefire had been agreed.

The Hindu records Phnom Penh's stated openness to a ceasefire and quotes Thai officials who demanded Cambodia cease its actions before talks.

Other outlets record denials by Thai officials that any agreement was in force and note that clashes continued.

The humanitarian and local-security consequences are immediate: Thailand has imposed curfews in eastern provinces and Cambodia closed all border crossings, while local reports describe evacuations and damaged infrastructure.

“Tensions flared once more along the storied border of Thailand and Cambodia, as the military of the former launched a fresh offensive, declaring its aim to “reclaim sovereign territory” in a dispute that has simmered for decades, theAl Jazeerareported”

National Herald

Al Jazeera noted that Thailand imposed a curfew in Trat province and that Cambodia announced immediate closure of Cambodia–Thailand border crossings; Thaiger described evacuations around Koh Kong and Hat Lek, and The Hindu and News18 reported ongoing curfews and infrastructure damage.

National Herald

Reporting tone varies across sources, with some emphasizing urgent displacement and border shutdowns while others give tactical strike and casualty details, but all record significant civilian impact and strained bilateral relations.