"Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that his country would keep up military strikes on Cambodia until it no longer felt under threat from its neighbor, telling local media there was no ceasefire in place. Anutin wrote on Facebook that Thailand would "continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people," after telling reporters it was Cambodia that should first stop its attacks."
"The recent cross-border clashes, which come after a long-running territorial dispute reignited this year, have displaced more than 500,000 people and killed more than 20 people, including several civilians, with hundreds more wounded, officials say. Anutin's statements come after US President Donald Trump on Friday said that both countries had agreed to stop fighting, following days of clashes along their shared 800 kilometer (nearly 550 mile) border."
"Cambodia's Defense Ministry also said in a post on Facebook that "Thai forces have not stopped the bombing and is still continuing the bombing." To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Its information minister, Neth Pheaktra, said Thai forces had "expanded their attacks to include civilian infrastructure and Cambodian civilians," something denied by Thailand."
Thai leadership has declared continued military action against Cambodia until perceived threats to Thai territory and people cease. The prime minister said there was no ceasefire and insisted Cambodia should first stop attacks. The cross-border clashes follow a renewed territorial dispute and have displaced over 500,000 people, killed more than 20, and wounded hundreds. Cambodia's Defense Ministry accused Thai forces of ongoing bombing and of expanding attacks to civilian infrastructure and civilians, an allegation Thailand denies. US mediation prompted a claim that both sides had agreed to a truce, but officials on the ground report continued strikes.
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