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Border Flashpoint Cambodia and Thailand’s Deadly Clash – July 2025

For centuries, Cambodia and Thailand have shared more than just a border. Their history is interwoven with ancient rivalry, territorial ambition, and national pride. Today, in July 2025, that history has once again erupted into deadly violence.
Between 2008 and 2011, fighting broke out around Preah Vihear Temple—a 900-year-old Hindu sanctuary perched on a cliff marking the Thai Cambodian border.

When UNESCO declared the temple a World Heritage Site under Cambodia’s control in 2008, Thailand objected—insisting the surrounding 4.6 km² was Thai territory. Cambodian troops fortified the area. Skirmishes turned deadly. In 2011, mortar shells and rockets were exchanged, leaving more than 10 dead and thousands displaced.