Cambodia reported on Saturday that Thai forces continued bombing areas along the Cambodia-Thailand border hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the two countries had agreed to stop fighting.
The clashes are part of a long-running dispute over the demarcation of the 800-kilometer (500-mile) frontier, which has displaced roughly half a million people.
Cambodian officials said the latest fighting occurred in contested sections of the border where both countries assert claims. They linked the renewed clashes to unresolved disagreements over colonial-era maps and boundary demarcations.
Authorities reported that artillery and air strikes forced residents from villages near the contested areas to seek temporary shelters and safer locations inland. Humanitarian workers and local authorities provided food, water, and medical aid to displaced families.
Cambodian officials stated that they maintained communication with Thai counterparts through diplomatic and military channels while documenting damage to homes, farmland, and local infrastructure in border communities.
Military representatives said Cambodian forces remained deployed at key points along the frontier and prepared additional evacuation plans for civilians in case of further escalation. The government continues to gather information on casualties and the overall situation along the 800-kilometer boundary.
Officials indicated plans to raise the continued fighting and the status of any ceasefire agreement with international partners, emphasizing that disputes stemming from French-era colonial border agreements remain unresolved and periodically trigger armed incidents.
