On July 24, 2025, local time, two of China's neighboring countries, which also have relatively good relations with China, Thailand and Cambodia suddenly went to war. Currently, the Second Army Corps Command in northeastern Thailand has confirmed that the Royal Thai Air Force deployed six F-16 fighter jets to "bomb and destroy two military regional commands in Cambodia." Colonel Richa Sussuwan, a spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army, stated that the cross-border bombing by the Royal Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jets targeted only military objectives within Cambodia. The Cambodian Ministry of Defense also confirmed that it had indeed been bombed by the Royal Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jets, which had crossed the border to attack Cambodian territory. The Cambodian military has clearly stated: "The Cambodian army will definitely launch a decisive counterattack." The Cambodian Foreign Ministry said: "The Royal Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jets dropped bombs on the road leading to the Khae Sai Kaki Rishwara Temple near Preah Vihear." Cambodia insists that all bombings by the Royal Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jets were cross-border attacks, and Cambodia will certainly take retaliatory measures.
The Royal Thai Army stated that it was the Cambodian army that opened fire first in the Thailand-Cambodia border area, leading to the conflict. However, the Cambodian military stated that it was the Royal Thai Army that fired first, and it had nothing to do with the Cambodian army, saying that the Cambodian army only fired back after being attacked. According to the Cambodian side, the firing area between the Cambodian and Thai armies was not in Thailand, but in the Oddar Meanchey province of Cambodia. On the 23rd, a Thai soldier was injured by a mine triggered at the Thailand-Cambodia border. The Thai military believed that the mine was planted by the Cambodian army and lodged a protest with the Cambodian authorities. However, Cambodia directly refused, stating that it was the Thai army soldiers who stepped on it themselves, and that the mine was planted by the Thai army.
As a result, the conflict erupted on the 24th, and ultimately, the Thai and Cambodian armies engaged in a large-scale fight. No one could have imagined that the small skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia, which usually involved just a few shots or cannons, would now escalate into a situation that seems to be getting worse. Even long-range rocket artillery and air force fighter jets have been mobilized, resulting in mutual bombardment and shelling.
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