
PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR - At least 10 Cambodian civilians have been killed and 60 others wounded in the latest round of border conflict with Thailand, a Cambodian Defense Spokesperson said on Thursday.
"The casualties included 10 civilian fatalities, including one infant, and 60 civilian injuries," Cambodian Defense Ministry's Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata said in a press briefing.
The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has reignited since Sunday afternoon and is still going on as of Thursday morning, Socheata said, adding that the Thai army has fired artillery shells at many locations in Cambodian territory.
Cambodia's Ministry of Interior released a press release on Wednesday night, saying that more than 56,000 families, with 190,000 civilians, have fled their homes for safe shelters.
Thailand: 9 soldiers killed in border clashes
Thai Defense Ministry spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri said on Thursday that the ongoing border clashes with Cambodia have left nine Thai soldiers dead and more than 120 people injured.
The clashes have displaced nearly 200,000 Thai civilians, who have taken shelter in refugee camps. Three refugees have been reported dead, and a total of 849 refugee camps have been set up so far, said Surasant at a press briefing.
Meanwhile, nearly 200 hospitals and clinics have been affected to varying degrees.
Thailand's 2nd Army Area Command said in a social media post on Thursday that the clashes are still ongoing, with Cambodian forces firing on multiple locations in Thailand's Ubon Ratchathani and Sisaket provinces.
