Thailand announces the continuation of military operations against Cambodia

Thailand announced on Saturday that it would continue its military operations against Cambodia, despite US President Donald Trump’s assurances that the two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia had reached an agreement to stop the fighting after he made phone calls with them..

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a Facebook post: “Thailand will continue its military operations until we eliminate any harm or threat to our land and people.”

He added: “Our actions this morning were sufficient to express our position.” The Thai military authorities confirmed that they launched strikes on Cambodian targets this morning.

For its part, the Cambodian Ministry of Defense stated on the X platform that “the Thai armed forces used two F-16 fighter planes to drop seven bombs” on several targets..

After initial violence erupted in July, border clashes this week between the two member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) left at least 20 people dead and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee in both directions..

The announcement of continued military actions comes just hours after Donald Trump confirmed that Bangkok and Phnom Penh, which have been disputing over territory for decades, had agreed to a ceasefire..