On July 25, the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia entered its second day. Thai soldiers were mobilized at night, and this morning, Thai military M48A5 tanks were moving toward the Thai-Cambodian border front, possibly to counter the Cambodian army's T-55A tanks.
Amid the escalating border tensions, the Cambodian army once again used RM-70 multiple rocket launchers to strike targets on Thai territory.
The Thai military dropped M261 and M472 mortar shells on Cambodian ammunition depots and positions in the Thai-Cambodian border area using drones.
According to Thai media reports, the Thai military fired M758 self-propelled guns at the Cambodian army's BM-21 "Hail" multiple rocket launcher positions on the disputed Thai-Cambodian border. A multiple rocket launcher of the Cambodian army (some sources say it is the RM-21 or RM-70 type 122mm multiple rocket launcher) was destroyed by the Thai military.
Thai television reported that a Thai sniper shot at Cambodian army targets along the Thai-Cambodian border front. The footage showed that the sniper apparently used an Israeli-made IWI Galil sniper rifle (Galatz), firing 7.62x51 mm NATO standard rifle bullets.
Thailand's Ministry of Interior stated that due to the rocket attacks by the Cambodian army, more than 100,000 people have evacuated to 295 shelters in the Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Surin, and Buriram areas.
Cambodian troops have begun deploying anti-aircraft guns (anti-aircraft artillery) in the Oddar Meanchey province bordering Thailand to respond to possible air raids by the Thai military.
Escalation of Thai-Cambodian Tensions
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