Thai media reports: Lieutenant General Doung Somneang, the commander of the 7th Division of Cambodia, was killed by a shell when he had a conflict with Thai soldiers on the morning of July 26. The war has reached this point, is it necessary for the division commander to be present and lead the charge personally? Is that not too extreme? After all, the main responsibility of the division commander should be to command from the rear, right? Why would he go to the front line to lead the charge? That seems a bit unreasonable.
It's just a report from Thai media, and we don't know whether it's true or not. However, such a division commander went to the frontline to command the Cambodian troops' charge, which shows that the war between both sides is really intense.
Actually, Cambodia itself has a relatively small territory. Once it loses land and can't recover it, its living environment will become more severe. Therefore, it can only continue to fight fiercely. It's a bit regrettable how the war has escalated, as it was supposed to be a small-scale border conflict, but neither side could control their anger, leading to heavy bombardments, and now even reaching the point of bayonet charges.
Cambodia even said it would use 130 km missiles to attack Thailand, and Thailand also has stronger military countermeasures. The reason why the Thai Air Force hasn't bombed the capital of Cambodia far away is because Cambodia is equipped with air defense missiles from a major power, and it's possible that they might be shot down, which would be quite troublesome.
Currently, the Thai Air Force is only attacking military targets in the border areas, and has not implemented long-range bombing on the capital of Cambodia.
Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Escalate
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