On local time July 26, 2025, the Thai Army's Second Army Area officially announced and confirmed with video footage that the Thai commandos successfully captured Eggplant Mountain and raised the Thai flag. The Thai military has completely controlled Eggplant Mountain, which had been under Cambodian control for many years. Eggplant Mountain is a strategic point on the Thai-Cambodian border. According to the Thai side, Eggplant Mountain can look eastward to the road from Cambodia to Preah Vihear Temple. The battle for Eggplant Mountain lasted 48 hours between the Thai Army and the Cambodian Army, and finally, on the morning of the 26th, the mountain was successfully occupied by Thai soldiers. Thai commando troops are clearing the Cambodian positions on the mountain, which have been destroyed by Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jets, artillery, and other equipment such as cable cars, radar poles, anti-drone devices, communication equipment, and steel ladders. Thailand is heavily deploying its military forces and gradually sending in heavy weapons to prepare for retaliation from Cambodia. Eggplant Mountain is an important strategic position in the Preah Vihear Temple area. After the International Court of Justice ruled that Preah Vihear Temple belongs to Cambodia, Eggplant Mountain became the highest point in the Preah Vihear Temple area. To control the Preah Vihear Temple area, Cambodia invested heavily in building a supply road to the area. If the Thai army only wanted to control the Preah Vihear Temple area, there would be no need to fight for Eggplant Mountain. However, the fact that the Thai army has already taken control of Eggplant Mountain and other areas indicates that the Thai army wants to completely occupy Preah Vihear Temple.

For the Cambodian army, the Cambodian army deployed one company in the Preah Vihear Temple area, but was unable to withstand the fierce bombing and artillery fire from Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jets. As a result, this unit of more than 60 personnel was surrounded and annihilated by the Thai army's commando units on the mountain top, and ultimately eliminated by Thai artillery shells and bullets.

After the Thai army controlled Eggplant Mountain, it gained a commanding height over the area, allowing it to observe all military movements of the Cambodian army. Controlling Eggplant Mountain, the Thai army will next attack the supply route of the Cambodian army stationed at Preah Vihear Temple. After cutting off the supply line of the Cambodian army, the Thai army will surround and annihilate the Cambodian forces stationed at Preah Vihear Temple. At present, the Cambodian forces stationed at Preah Vihear Temple number at least one battalion.

Eggplant Mountain was the battlefield between the Thai and Cambodian armies in 2011. This time, the Thai Army took the initiative to attack, relying on powerful air strikes and artillery to cover the commando units climbing up the mountain. The Thai army will take over all disputed areas between Cambodia and Thailand. For the Cambodian army, the loss of Eggplant Mountain means that the Cambodian forces stationed at Preah Vihear Temple will face the fate of being cut off from supplies and annihilated. Overall, the war between Thailand and Cambodia is expected to be a low-intensity conflict, but it will last for a long time. Large-scale wars will not happen, but small conflicts will not stop either, and there will also be international mediation. The Thai military is determined to completely defeat the Thaksin family by provoking a war with a neighboring country. We hope both countries can quickly cease fire and resolve the dispute peacefully.

Escalation of Tension Between Cambodia and Thailand

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