Romdourl Po @PRomdourl - Twitter Profile

NEW: Thailand launched dozens of F-16 airstrikes into southern Cambodia yesterday and today. What started as a few strikes has surged to 20+ sorties. So far: At least 14 dead, including civilians. 500,000+ displaced. Both sides deny being the aggressor.

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

9 months ago

🚨🇹🇭🇰🇭 BREAKING: THAILAND JUST LITERALLY CROSSED THE LINE - BORDER CLASHES TURN INTO A LAND GRAB After 2 days of firefights along the Thai–Cambodian frontier, Thailand pushed troops across the border and seized the disputed Pairachan (Prey Chan) village in Banteay Meanchey - the most serious military escalation between the two since the Preah Vihear clashes a decade ago. Bangkok’s line: “Self-defense.” Thai officials say Cambodian forces fired first, forcing a “limited tactical response.” Phnom Penh’s line: “Invasion.” Cambodia calls the move a naked land grab, warning that Thai troops entering a village - not just exchanging fire - crosses every red line agreed upon since the 1990s peace accords. And because this is a border that’s always been a geopolitical fault line, not just a cartographic mistake, here’s what actually matters:Why this is explosive Pairachan sits inside one of the murkiest patches of the Thai–Cambodian demarcation, a place where colonial-era maps, local loyalties, and military patrol routes have never aligned. Any occupation - even “temporary” - becomes precedent. Precedent becomes politics. Both militaries have nationalist factions that want a tougher posture. ASEAN’s conflict-management tools are basically a group chat with no admin. Leaders in both capitals know nationalist crises are accelerants - or escape hatches. Watch who stands to gain from stoking this. Unless one side suffers a sudden battlefield embarrassment, this doesn’t spiral into open war. But it will turn into a multi-week standoff, with soldiers dug in, flags planted, and both governments daring the other to blink first. And Pairachan - a village most people couldn’t find on a map yesterday - is now the most dangerous square kilometer in Southeast Asia. Source: @clashreport

MarioNawfal's tweet photo. 🚨🇹🇭🇰🇭 BREAKING: THAILAND JUST LITERALLY CROSSED THE LINE - BORDER CLASHES TURN INTO A LAND GRAB

After 2 days of firefights along the Thai–Cambodian frontier, Thailand pushed troops across the border and seized the disputed Pairachan (Prey Chan) village in Banteay Meanchey - the most serious military escalation between the two since the Preah Vihear clashes a decade ago.

Bangkok’s line: “Self-defense.”

Thai officials say Cambodian forces fired first, forcing a “limited tactical response.”

Phnom Penh’s line: “Invasion.”

Cambodia calls the move a naked land grab, warning that Thai troops entering a village - not just exchanging fire - crosses every red line agreed upon since the 1990s peace accords.

And because this is a border that’s always been a geopolitical fault line, not just a cartographic mistake, here’s what actually matters:Why this is explosive

Pairachan sits inside one of the murkiest patches of the Thai–Cambodian demarcation, a place where colonial-era maps, local loyalties, and military patrol routes have never aligned.

Any occupation - even “temporary” - becomes precedent. Precedent becomes politics.

Both militaries have nationalist factions that want a tougher posture.

ASEAN’s conflict-management tools are basically a group chat with no admin.

Leaders in both capitals know nationalist crises are accelerants - or escape hatches.

Watch who stands to gain from stoking this.

Unless one side suffers a sudden battlefield embarrassment, this doesn’t spiral into open war.

But it will turn into a multi-week standoff, with soldiers dug in, flags planted, and both governments daring the other to blink first.

And Pairachan - a village most people couldn’t find on a map yesterday - is now the most dangerous square kilometer in Southeast Asia.

Source: @clashreport

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Jing @Jing_jing544

9 months ago

The most painful image for the Cambodian people💔 PRAY FOR CAMBODIA #CambodiaNeedPeace

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Kevin Smith @KevinSmithKH

9 months ago

Thailand caught in their propaganda lies again. No doubt the trolls will protest in the comments, but they’re all under the spell. They can’t see this is being designed to make Anuthin popular again.

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ReanThort @pheak

9 months ago

What does peace mean to Thailand's leaders? #TruthFromThailand #Cambodia

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Anton Gerashchenko

@Gerashchenko_en

9 months ago

Thailand has attacked Cambodia. Both countries blamed each other of violating the ceasefire. It is reported that one Thailand soldier was killed, several more were injured. In October, Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement with President Trump present.

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Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭

@jacobincambodia

9 months ago

Families are taking shelter in storm drains and drainage culverts that often carry mixed wastewater, huddling below the concrete as gunfire sounds in the distance. When I see scenes like this, it makes my blood boil. I’m sure people in Thailand are doing the same thing right now. It shouldn’t come to this, yet it does.

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chagonebad @chagonebad

9 months ago

How many times have we had to run away from school and home of the war? 🥺 Cambodia does not want war and we are strongly committed to peace 🫂 💔 ប្រជាជនស្លូតត្រង់របស់ខ្ញុំ #SaveCambodia #Cambodianeedpeace