Cambodia has urged the UN Security Council to intervene, accusing Thailand of targeting civilian infrastructure. Thailand’s PM has said he will “explain and clarify” the situation to Donald Trump.
Flame rises from a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery in Surin province
More than half a million people, mostly in Thailand, have fled border areasImage: Wason Wanichakorn/AP Photo/picture alliance
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Deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia near the disputed border between the two Southeast Asian neighbors continued ahead of an expected phone call from US President Donald Trump with the two nations’ leaders on Thursday.
At least 19 people have died in the latest violence, including soldiers and civilians, while hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the border have been displaced.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday he would “explain and clarify” the situation to Trump during the call.
“He will need to hear the details directly from me if he contacts me,” he told reporters. “I believe the foreign minister will already be providing information at the diplomatic level.”
This is the deadliest skirmish between the two countries since a five-day war in July, which ended with a ceasefire brokered by Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
