On July 29 local time, the Thai military showed the situation of capturing 18 Cambodian Army soldiers in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict. Major General Winthai Suwari, a spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army, stated that the Thai Army captured 18 Cambodian soldiers after the border conflict. Major General Suwari said: "Injured Cambodian soldiers are receiving medical treatment, and the detention of Cambodian Army prisoners of war complies completely with the Geneva Conventions."
Major General Suwari said that one lieutenant, two senior sergeants, twelve first-class sergeants, two corporals, and one private were captured by Thailand. It's just mutual shelling, how come there are overlapping positions? Cambodia has lost a number of key points on the border, and it is not ruled out that these Cambodian Army soldiers were captured during the battle at Eggplant Hill, where Thai sources reported that they had annihilated an entire company of Cambodian Army forces, approximately 60 people.
On July 29, the neighboring country of Cambodia, Laos suddenly released images of the Laos Army SR-5 long-range rocket artillery unit being assembled, the shooting time is unknown, and it is reported that it was deployed to the border during the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, to monitor both sides of the conflict, Cambodia and Thailand, and to be ready to respond to any artillery attacks from the Cambodian and Thai armies at any time. During the war, it was reported that the Lao army had captured more than ten Cambodian armed fighters, and was also subjected to shelling by Cambodia. However, at that time, both the Lao and Cambodian military authorities declared that they had not encountered Cambodian armed fighters or cross-border shelling. Nevertheless, the Lao military still prepared for combat in case the conflict spread into Laos. As a third party, Laos even deployed the Chinese-made SR-5 long-range rocket launcher. Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand all have a large number of Chinese weapons, almost seeing a three-way showdown between the three Chinese long-range rocket launchers: the Cambodian AR-2 long-range rocket launcher, the Thai Sword-2 long-range rocket launcher, and the Lao SR-5 long-range rocket launcher. During the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, the Cambodian Army could only rely on rocket artillery to strike the Thai Army, achieving a hit-and-run tactic. The Thai Army was always cautious, trying to prevent the Cambodian AR-2 long-range rocket launcher from participating in the battle, and there were multiple reports about the Cambodian AR-2 long-range rocket launcher being destroyed. For Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, the Chinese long-range rocket launchers are tactical ballistic missiles.
Thailand always fights Cambodia like this, although their equipment and personnel are better than the other side, but they never seem to gain much advantage. Except for Vietnam, which has some fighting capability, all other countries in Southeast Asia are more or less equal. This confrontation made both sides realize that wars should not be started easily. The Thai military tasted the benefits of having a strong military, especially the air force, and Thailand will purchase more advanced fighter jets. At the same time, Cambodia came to understand its own military strength, and the next step Cambodia will implement a "military-first" strategy, starting over again.
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