Bangkok: Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday, dragging both nations back into a long-running territorial dispute that has been simmering for decades.

After a round of hostilities, the US has stepped in to broker peace between the two countries. The fresh strikes and evacuations that followed, that the truce may not hold for long. ADVERTISEMENT

The airstrikes came after its officials reported firing from the Cambodian side of the disputed border. Major General Winthai Suvaree confirmed that a Thai soldier was killed and four others injured in the exchange of fire, prompting authorities to move civilians out of vulnerable areas.

Thai aircraft were deployed to “strike military targets in several areas to suppress Cambodian supporting fire attacks”, he added. This was n

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