Tensions escalated along the Cambodia-Thailand border as Cambodian forces fired BM-21 rockets into Thailand’s Sisaket province, striking a gas station and causing multiple casualties. In swift retaliation, Thailand launched strikes targeting Cambodian military installations. The cross-border clashes mark a dangerous flare-up in regional hostilities, with concerns growing over further escalation.
00:00Okay, more news coming in and this has got to do with clashes that are now being seen between Thailand and Cambodia and war-like clash.
00:13Thai gas stations, hospitals have now come under fire.
00:16Cambodian rocket hits gas stations in Thailand.
00:18On camera, massive fire at the Thai gas station.
00:22Multiple Thai civilians have been hurt in this rocket strike is what we know at this point in time.
00:28Take a look at these pictures coming in with Thailand deploying fighter jets against Cambodian military targets as well.
00:36This appears to be, in fact, a matter that has got to do with the pending border dispute.
00:42It's a dramatic escalation that has been seen.
00:45Escalation of tensions that threaten to erupt into a bigger, bigger conflict here.
00:51Pictures are from Thailand where there are clashes being reported between Cambodia and Thailand.
00:58In fact, the relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbors seem to be collapsing to the lowest level, really, in years together.
01:10Tensions have escalated.
01:12Arm clashes that are taking place between Thai and Cambodian forces.
01:17This has got to do with a pending border issue.
01:20It's a disputed border matter.
01:23The Thai army has spoken about airstrikes that have been launched against Cambodian targets.
01:30Massive fire at the Thai gas station.
01:32Pictures are from Thailand at this point in time.
01:36Airstrikes launched against Cambodian targets is what Thailand has announced.
01:43Ashutosh is getting in more details on that story.
01:46Ashutosh, just put this into perspective.
01:49What has happened here?
01:50I understand that this has got to do with the border dispute between both the nations.
01:58And it's a very long border dispute what happens with the southern part of Cambodia and north-eastern part of Thailand.
02:04And in fact, there were similar casualties when these troops from both the nations opened fire in the month of May.
02:09That led to killing of one soldier.
02:11Even this morning, as the Thailand accusers, the Cambodian soldiers started firing towards Thai post.
02:17And in fact, several locations were targeted, including the rockets that were fired.
02:22There are B-series of these rockets that were fired on the Thailand military installations.
02:27B-122 that I hear, the rocket launchers were used by the Cambodia to target the Thailand military installation.
02:33Responding to that, the battle has now escalated.
02:36What we are hearing from the Thai military officials, that Thailand has now launched a strike and hitting two military installations in Cambodia, within Cambodia, which is the southern east part of Cambodia.
02:48Two military installations have been attacked.
02:49Subsequently, the border conflict has intensified.
02:53F-16 has been used.
02:55Now, we are getting further updates.
02:56The Thailand is now using F-16 jets to target the Abond Rajshitani province, which is Cambodian military installations, which is now being sent by the Royal Thai Army Deputy Commandant, which says F-16 have been now dispatched to the military installation targeting.
03:13Six locations in Cambodia have been attacked.
03:15Two installations in Thailand have been attacked by rockets by Cambodia.
03:19So, clearly, the war is intensifying this region and the accusations comes in light that early this morning, the Cambodian forces were marching towards the southern east part, bordering to Thailand, particularly the province that has a long conflict, border dispute between these two nations.
03:34They started opening the fire.
03:35Let me also read out the statement of the Interior Ministry that says preparations were underway to evacuate civilians as a precautionary measure in the border areas of four provinces.
03:45So, clearly, from the southern part of Cambodia and the northern part of Thailand, there are four such provinces and the territories which have been in a dispute.
03:53Very recent in the month of May, there was firing, violent clashes were reported.
03:56The hostilities reported when the Thai soldiers heard Cambodian unmanned vehicles.
04:01So, this all started when the Thai Royal Army forces noticed unmanned.
04:05The UAVs fired, the drones fired from the Cambodian side, they were seen entering in the Thai territory, there were firing shots, alarming shots that were fired, the alarm was issued, warning shots were used by the Thai Army.
04:19But, immediately, we have seen that we are reaching the Dong Rock District, this is the Surin area, so 7.35 a.m. this morning.
04:28So, in the Surin province, this all had started at 7.35 a.m. when the Royal Thai Army noticed a movement of drones and UAVs entering their territory, breaching the air territory.
04:39That was the second army statement that I was reading out, sinks Cambodian soldiers.
04:44Immediately, as Thailand accuses the number of Cambodian soldiers, numbering 10, they cross the barbed wire fence, they enter in the Thai territory and they open fire.
04:54With response from the Thai Army, within minutes, within, in fact, a couple of hours, Thailand also witnessed rockets were fired by the Cambodian M-22 series rocket launchers.
05:05And, two responding that, 30 minutes ago, the Thai Army Royal Air Force has launched fighter jets and targeting six such military installations in Cambodia.
05:16I'm going to leave it at that for the moment, Ashutosh Mishra, getting us up to speed with those details as far as these clashes between Cambodia and Thailand are concerned.
05:25Dramatic pictures of escalation on your screens at this point in time.
