SI SA KET, Jan 24 (TNA) -- Thai Army Rangers clashed early Sunday with a unit of Cambodian soldiers near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, a senior Thai army officer said. No casualties were reported.
Lt-Col Nut Sri-in, commander of Suranaree Task Force Unit 163, said the fighting took place while a group of Thai rangers were patrolling and confronted Cambodian soldiers who were felling trees in Kantharalak district bordering Cambodia.
As the Rangers shouted at the Cambodian soldiers asking their purpose in crossing over to the area, the Cambodian soldiers fired M79 grenades and automatic rifles at them, Col Nut said.
The troops exchanged gunfire for over 20 minutes before the Cambodian soldiers withdrew into Cambodia, he said, adding that senior Thai and Cambodian officers would hold talks to prevent similar clashes from occurring in future.
The Associated Press news agency, meanwhile, quoted Lt-Gen Chea Tara, deputy armed forces commander and field commander for the area, as saying that Cambodia suffered no casualties in the fighting which took place about 12 miles (20 km) east of Preah Vihear temple.
He said fighting began when Thai troops intruded into Cambodian territory. AP quoted Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesman Lt-Gen Chhum Socheach as saying that two firefights lasted five minutes each beginning shortly after 9am.
The International Court of Justice awarded Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia in 1962. Fighting between both sides occur sporadically, centring on a 1.8 square mile (4.6 sq.km.) parcel of scrub near the temple after Cambodia applied to register the ancient temple as a UNESCO World Heritage site in mid-2008.
Lt-Col Nut Sri-in, commander of Suranaree Task Force Unit 163, said the fighting took place while a group of Thai rangers were patrolling and confronted Cambodian soldiers who were felling trees in Kantharalak district bordering Cambodia.
As the Rangers shouted at the Cambodian soldiers asking their purpose in crossing over to the area, the Cambodian soldiers fired M79 grenades and automatic rifles at them, Col Nut said.
The troops exchanged gunfire for over 20 minutes before the Cambodian soldiers withdrew into Cambodia, he said, adding that senior Thai and Cambodian officers would hold talks to prevent similar clashes from occurring in future.
The Associated Press news agency, meanwhile, quoted Lt-Gen Chea Tara, deputy armed forces commander and field commander for the area, as saying that Cambodia suffered no casualties in the fighting which took place about 12 miles (20 km) east of Preah Vihear temple.
He said fighting began when Thai troops intruded into Cambodian territory. AP quoted Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesman Lt-Gen Chhum Socheach as saying that two firefights lasted five minutes each beginning shortly after 9am.
The International Court of Justice awarded Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia in 1962. Fighting between both sides occur sporadically, centring on a 1.8 square mile (4.6 sq.km.) parcel of scrub near the temple after Cambodia applied to register the ancient temple as a UNESCO World Heritage site in mid-2008.
18 comments:
I want to see a war takes place between Cambodia and Thailand.
Why Thai always spitting lies? For once, can this creature be honest?
Khmer forever!
4:36PM please think again! the war is the lost to both side but the benefit will be the Viet.
I hate Siam too, but this is not Khmer-Siam war...
4:11PM also please think again! the war is the lost to both side but the benefit will be the Viet.
Lt-Col Nut Sri-in, commander of Suranaree Task Force Unit 163, said the fighting took place while a group of Thai rangers were patrolling and confronted Cambodian soldiers who were felling trees in Kantharalak district bordering Cambodia.
What are they talking about, Khmer army felling trees in Siam's land, must be joking.
This bastard Siam are twisted the story, but the truth is on the locations, go and check out.
Siam lie......
As there are Thai still wants to annex Cambodia, there is always conflict between the two countries.
Thai government knows the weakness of government of Hun. The Thais are still trying to create some tension with the army cambodia.
It must be remembered that the city of Angkor was sacked and destroyed by the Thais in 1430 because of the incessant war with our two neighboring countries.
Today Khmer people find always the same problem there had 580 years.
Sure! The Ha noi is the winner! i wonder that every one(People around the world) know that Preah Vihear Temple and the surrounding area is belong to Cambodia by La´e justice (1962) why don't we tell the happenings to the court? do we have any pressure?
both side always lied when time is come.
i wish KHMER and THAI should make big war soon because no serious war United Nations do not care about Khmer. If having war,KHMER will be not lost land, especially BY viet side. United Nations will solve KHmer BORDER under PEACE AGREEMENT in 1993
Let's all Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese and Khmer soldiers rise up and invade Thailand.
I wonder if the UN was not the mediator of the conflict in Cambodia.
O yeah, they are about peace (?) but they don't really care about people.
They enlisted Phrea Vehear into UNESCO site just to cause the Thai to be adjestated with the Khmer.
And the Vietnam boarder issue to inflame the Khmer who love their land.
So their big picture is to see Cambodia be annex with Thai and Vietnam, but in pretense they want to bring justice to the surviving members of the Killing Fields.
The UN wants to take control of America. They hate freedom. They are Communist in roots. They want control over people's rights to live as human being. They are the dictator to the world that has been their scheme.
that all 20minutes, i want to see longer gun battle. i want to see thais shit in their pants
hun sen said,he will not give up land to thais but its okay to give some to the vietnam because they help him lead the country.
Nut, you are a big lier, landmine will killed you. your action to cambodian people during the wartime, we can not take it anymore. 1 million Cambodian who living in USA alway support our troop (Cambodia)in border. now cambodian stand very firm sholder to shoulder, inside and outside again all siam invader. khmer soth, usa
Do not trust, UN, we need to trust our self, Cambodian trust Cambodian, Cambodian listening to Cambodian. god can help you, after you help your self. khmer soth, usa
Hun Xen ordered our Cambodian troop to cause some minor trouble with thai while SRP is bringing concrete evidence in regard to the YOUN eating more Khmer land border post by border post.
I want to see Cambodia wipe out Thailand and Vietnam off the map.
Stupid Thais bullshit lier! Khmer soldier never used M79, only Thais bastards are using that type of guns, Khmer rouge favors are RPG2, RPG69,RPG7 dumbass! stop lied to the publics...Thais are bunch of craps!!
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