Skip next section WATCH: Thailand, Cambodia blame each other for border conflict

07/25/2025July 25, 2025WATCH: Thailand, Cambodia blame each other for border conflict

Thailand’s acting prime minister says clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 100,000 people could develop into a war. Both sides blame the other for starting the violence. DW’s Georg Matthes has the details from the border area.

Thailand, Cambodia blame each other for border conflict

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Skip next section Tens of thousands seek refuge

07/25/2025July 25, 2025Tens of thousands seek refuge

Tens of thousands of people have sought refuge as the border fighting continues amid fears of an extended conflict.

The Thai Health Ministry on Friday said more than 58,000 have fled from villages to temporary shelters.

Cambodian authorities said more than 23,000 people have evacuated from the border region.

The violence in a long-running border dispute has so far killed at least 19 people in Thailand, mostly civilians.

Cambodia confirmed its first death on Friday.

Thai-Cambodia border dispute turns deadly

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Skip next section WATCH: Border clashes spark tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

07/25/2025July 25, 2025WATCH: Border clashes spark tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

Relations between Thailand and Cambodia have reach their lowest point in more than a decade. Cambodia has fired rockets and artillery shells into Thailand, while the Thai military has sent F-16 jets to carry out air strikes on Cambodian military targets.

Border clashes spark tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

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Skip next section Thailand declares martial law in areas near Cambodian border

07/25/2025July 25, 2025Thailand declares martial law in areas near Cambodian border

Thailand on Friday declared martial law in eight of its districts that border Cambodia.

“Martial law is now in effect” in seven districts of Chanthaburi and one district of Trat, the commander of the military’s Border Defense Command in the provinces of Chanthaburi and Trat, Apichart Sapprasert, said in a statement.

The two countries continued to trade strikes in a second day of deadly clashes along the border.

On Thursday, a long-running border dispute quickly developed into intense fighting with jets, artillery, tanks and ground troops.

Then on Friday, the UN Security Council said it would hold an emergency meeting on the crisis later in the day.

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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage07/25/2025July 25, 2025Welcome to our coverage

Intense fighting near the Thailand-Cambodia border is entering its second day, with deadly clashes breaking out.

The UN Security Council is to hold a behind closed doors emergency meeting on the crisis, due to commence at 1500 ET (1900 GMT).

On Thursday, Thailand’s military said it carried out airstrikes on the Cambodian side of the border after it said the Cambodian army launched artillery shells over the Thai border. But will it escalate into a full-on war? DW’s David Hutt explains the background to the border dispute, and whether the crisis will get worse.

This blog will bring you the latest on the situation, as well as news, videos and DW analysis on the crisis.

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