BNGKOK – A Thai soldier was killed and eight others were wounded on Monday morning as Cambodian troops launched renewed attacks involving rifle fire, artillery shells, and rockets targeting both military and civilian areas along the border. Thai forces, including fighter jets, responded with retaliatory strikes in what has become a significant escalation of hostilities.

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According to Royal Thai Army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree, Cambodian forces began firing at targets in the Chong An Ma area of Nam Yuen district, Ubon Ratchathani, starting at 5:05 a.m. By 7 a.m., it was confirmed that one Thai soldier had been killed and four others wounded in the Chong Bok area of the same district. The spokesman later confirmed a total of eight Thai soldiers wounded, with at least one fatality and another possible death still under verification.

The attacks expanded to include the Huai Ta Maria area in Si Sa Ket, as well as the Khana, Ta Khwai, and Ta Muen areas in Surin province. The 2nd Army reported that at 8:30 a.m., Cambodian rockets launched from BM-21 multiple rocket launchers struck Ban Sai Tho 10 village in Buri Ram’s Ban Kruat district.

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Monday’s violence follows an attack in Si Sa Ket on Sunday afternoon that left two Thai soldiers wounded and prompted the evacuation of over 385,000 residents from high-risk border areas across four northeastern provinces. Cambodian military activity intensified overnight, with reports of tank deployments in Oddar Meanchey province, the positioning of rocket launchers in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey, and the targeting of locations deep inside Thailand, including Buri Ram Airport and Prasat Hospital in Surin.

Thai Air Force spokesman AM Jackrit Thammavichai stated that Thai fighter jets were deployed to halt Cambodian military operations that threatened Thai security and civilians. He emphasized that the airstrikes were limited to military targets and conducted in self-defense, adhering to principles of necessity and proportionality.

Two Thai Soldiers Injured in Border Skirmish with Cambodian Forces in Si Sa Ket

In response to the escalating crisis, the 1st Army in Sa Kaeo province ordered further evacuations of civilians from border areas beginning around 7 a.m. Monday, as tensions continue to rise along the contested frontier.

-Thailand News (TN)