Thailand-Cambodia War | Why a cluster of Hindu Temples is the flashpoint b/w 2 Buddhist Neighbours? - video Dailymotion

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The Thailand-Cambodia border has erupted into deadly violence, with over 130,000 civilians displaced and at least 16 killed as military clashes intensify near the ancient temple cluster of Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom. The historic dispute—rooted in colonial-era maps and a 1962 ICJ ruling—has turned the Emerald Triangle into a modern warzone. With F-16s deployed and artillery pounding civilian areas, both nations refuse to de-escalate, risking a broader Southeast Asian war amid rising nationalist fervor and global concern.      #Thailand #Cambodia #PreahVihear #TempleWar #BorderConflict #EmeraldTriangle #SoutheastAsia #ICJ #UNESCO #TaMuenThom #BreakingNews #ColonialDispute #HistoricTemple #MilitaryClashes #ArtilleryStrike #HeritageInDanger #ModernWarzone #F16Jets #Nationalism #DisplacementCrisis #GlobalWarning #WarThreat #CambodiaThailandWar #DangrekMountains #CulturalConflict #TempleTerritory #RefugeeCrisis #BorderWar #ICJRuling #TempleTensions  Also Read  Who Is Wilawan Emsawat? Thai Woman Who Honey Trapped Monks, Then Blackmailed Them With Nudes :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/who-is-wilawan-emsawat-thai-woman-who-honey-trapped-monks-then-blackmailed-them-with-nudes-7805629.html?ref=DMDesc  Cambodia's Campaign Against Online Scam Centres Results in Over 2,100 Arrests Since June :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/cambodia-raids-scam-centres-arrests-2137-011-7805531.html?ref=DMDesc  Thai Monks Blackmail Scandal: Woman Accused Of Extorting ₹100 Crore Using Thousands of ‘Intimate’ Videos :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/thai-monks-blackmail-scandal-woman-accused-of-extorting-100-crore-using-thousands-of-intimate-videos-011-7803715.html?ref=DMDesc    ~HT.318~ED.103~GR.124~

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00:00South East Asian neighbors, Thailand and Cambodia have entered into their sharpest

00:29border escalation in years with deadly consequences.

00:36As of day two, at least 16 civilians have been killed and more than 130,000 displaced

00:43in violent clashes along the disputed frontier.

00:48At the heart of the conflict is an 800 square kilometer stretch of land known as the Emerald

00:54Triangle, home to ancient temples that date back to the 11th century.

01:00Originally dedicated to Lord Shiva and later transformed into Buddhist sites, these temples

01:07are now the epicenter of a growing military conflict between two Buddhist nations.

01:14The Pre-Vihar Temple and Tamun Tam Temple, located along the rugged Dangrik mountain range, are

01:21the most prominent among the temple cluster.

01:26The area's long-standing dispute traces back to colonial era borders drawn by the French

01:32in 1907, which placed the temples within Cambodia's protectorate.

01:38In 1962, the International Court of Justice awarded ownership of the Pre-Vihar Temple to Cambodia.

01:47Thailand accepted the ruling, but contested control over surrounding areas, including other temple sites.

01:55Tensions reignited in 2008, when Cambodia sought to register Pre-Vihar as a UNESCO World Heritage

02:03site, triggering protests and sporadic military clashes.

02:08Over the years, what began as a legal and cultural dispute has hardened into a bitter strategic rivalry.

02:16The latest flare-up began on Wednesday, when Thai forces claimed to have detected a Cambodian

02:22drone breaching its airspace, a claim Phnom Penh strongly denies.

02:30Since then, the situation has spiraled into open warfare, with F-16s deployed, artillery exchanged,

02:38and civilian zones shelled.

02:42Both governments continued to accuse each other of provoking the violence, even as global calls for

02:48restraint grow.

02:51Yet, with cultural heritage, nationalism, and sovereignty all at stake, this centuries-old temple dispute

02:59now threatens to explode into a full-blown war, unless urgent diplomatic steps are caken.

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Thailand-Cambodia War | Why a cluster of Hindu Temples is the flashpoint b/w 2 Buddhist Neighbours?

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