Citing China Central Television, on July 26 local time, the spokesperson for the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, Mary Soksajeda, stated that the Cambodia-Thailand conflict has resulted in five Cambodian soldiers killed and 21 injured. At least eight civilians in Oddar Meanchey province in northwestern Cambodia have died, with 50 others injured.
It is reported that on the morning of July 26 local time, fighting between Thailand and Cambodia occurred again in the border area of the two countries. The Thai military stated that Cambodian soldiers fired first at Thai soldiers, and the Thai military then retaliated.
The Cambodian Ministry of Defense stated on the same day that the Thai military launched another military attack on Cambodia in the early morning of the 26th, expanding the scope of the attack to Pursat province, firing five heavy artillery shells at multiple locations in Temokda commune of Veal Veng district. At the same time, three locations in Preah Vihear province were also attacked.
Mary Soksajeda condemned the Thai side's "open aggression and deliberate provocation," emphasizing that Cambodia has the right to exercise legitimate self-defense, and said: "Cambodia is the victim of this conflict, and the counterattack targets only the invading Thai army, without any intention to harm innocent civilians."
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