Thailand said it is continuing military operations against Cambodia despite US President Donald Trump saying the two nations had agreed to stop fighting after calls with him.
“Thailand will continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people,” Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a Facebook post.
Bangkok’s joint press centre confirmed that Thai forces had “retaliated” against Cambodian military targets at 5:50am (10:50am Irish time last night).
The latest clashes between the southeast Asian neighbours, which stem from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800km frontier, have displaced around half a million on both sides.
Each side had blamed the other for reigniting the conflict.
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting
Cambodia had earlier said Thailand was continuing to attack its territory.
“On 13 December 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on a number of targets, the Cambodian defence ministry said in an X post.
“Thai military aircraft have not stopped bombing yet,” it added.
It came after Mr Trump said yesterday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border, which has killed at least 20 people this week.
“I had a very good conversation this morning with the Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul and the Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Manet concerning the very unfortunate reawakening of their long-running war,” he said on his Truth Social platform.
“They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening and go back to the original Peace Accord made with me, and them, with the help of the Great Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim,” he added, referring to a deal made in July.
The US president said both nations “are ready for PEACE and continued Trade with the United States of America”, further thanking Mr Ibrahim for his assistance.
The United States, China and Malaysia had brokered a ceasefire in July
The Thai prime minister had said earlier, after his call with Mr Trump: “It needs to be announced to the world that Cambodia is going to comply with the ceasefire.”
“The one who violated the agreement needs to fix (the situation) – not the one that got violated,” he said, adding that the call with Mr Trump “went well”.
The United States, China and Malaysia, as chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, brokered a ceasefire in July after an initial five-day spate of violence.
In October, Mr Trump backed a follow on joint declaration between Thailand and Cambodia, touting new trade deals after they agreed to prolong their truce.
Displaced people arrive at a temporary camp in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province
But Thailand suspended the agreement the following month after Thai soldiers were wounded by landmines at the border.
“Cambodia has always been adhering to peaceful means for dispute resolutions,”the Cambodian prime minister said in a Facebook post after his call with Mr Trump.
He added that he had suggested the US and Malaysia could use their information gathering capabilities “to verify which side opened fire first” on 7 December.
Mr Anutin said there were “no signs” the US president would connect further trade talks with the border conflict, but that he had guaranteed Thailand would get “better benefits than other countries”.
He dissolved Thailand’s parliament yesterday after three months in office, paving the way for general elections early next year.