Each side accused the other of starting the latest shelling. The dispute involves the location of a temple.
February 6, 2011
By SETH MYDANS
New York Times
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the U.N. Security Council on Sunday to convene an urgent meeting to "stop Thailand's aggression" after a third day of cross-border shelling by both sides.
The Cambodian government said the shelling had damaged part of an 11th-century Hindu temple that is claimed by both nations and has been the focus of tension and periodic military clashes since 2008.
Each side accused the other of starting the latest fighting, which has claimed at least two lives and caused a number of injuries since it broke out Friday. No deaths were reported Sunday, but both sides said there were some injuries.
"Cambodians always open fire first," said Thai Army spokesman Col. Sansern Keowkamnderd. "We will cease fire when the Cambodians stop firing at us."
The Cambodian government also said Thai military aircraft had flown near the border, an escalation of previous encounters, but Sansern denied the report.
It was not clear how seriously the temple, Preah Vihear, had been damaged. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the temple was slightly damaged by shelling in the last serious clash a year ago.
"A wing of our Preah Vihear temple has collapsed as a direct result of the Thai artillery bombardment," a Cambodian military commander was quoted as saying in a press statement.
The statement also quoted the unidentified commander as saying the Thai side had used "gas shells" as it fired artillery rounds at Cambodian soldiers, but it did not elaborate.
The dispute involves conflicting century-old maps and a ruling in 1962 by the International Court of Justice awarding the temple to Cambodia. New tensions were set off in July 2008 when UNESCO named the temple a World Heritage site and also placed it inside Cambodia.
Tensions along the border have become entwined in Thailand's political disputes, with the faction known as the yellow shirts accusing the government of failing to defend Thai sovereignty. The issue has become a rallying cry in recent weeks for the yellow shirts, who have begun a new sit-in near the prime minister's office, where they staged a blockade for more than six months in 2008.
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THAI WILL USED F14 TOMCAT F15 EAGLE F-16 FALCON F18 HORNET TO DISTROY HUN SEN'S COMMNAD AND CONTROL CENTER AND HUN SEN'S BUNKER IN TUOL KRASANG AND CONTROL HUN SEN'AIR SPACE.
USED A-10 TO DISTROY HUN SEN'S SAM MISSILE SITES, T54-T55 AND BM-21 POSITIONS.
USED 105mm, 155mm AND 175mm howitzer
APACHE M1-A1/M1-A2 TO ADVANCED
AND TO DISTROY HUN SEN REPUBLICAN GUARD.
FAST ADVANCED 3 COLUNMS DIVISION TO PHNOM PENH AND ALL MILITAY KEY IN THE PROVINCE AND TAKE OVER CHANGE NEW GOVERNMENT.
when you idiots keep invade my land and that the reason i have to shoot you damn stupid first.
like it matter anymore. the siem always wanted to steal from cambodia since they gain independence from our khmer empire. siem will always be khmer archive enemies despite whatever they say about cambodia. i hate siem thieves who always wanted to steal from my country, everything from ancient khmer temples to khmer lands, khmer territories, khmer seas, etc... they are jealous of khmer and don't want to see cambodia develops, progress, etc... and of course, they want all the tourists to themselves as well! we know how they are thinking, totally biased toward cambodia and khmer people! khmer people thus have good reason to hate these thug-like people, if you ask me! don't come to cambodia, siem thugs, we hate you forever!
11:25 am
dream on your night time
imagination.
what else you can add to your imagination.
A million Thai troops will pour across the border with 10000 tanks and APCs?????? and five thousand airplanes black the sky over Phnom penh city.
Keep dreaming pals!!!! it is easy to dream, right!!!
U are fucking bull shit thai. if so 800km border will turn into war..U proud ur weapon and think that Cambodia allowed u to do sth easily. ass hole guy.
Fuck no,we will not outright invade your country.What we will do is arming your oppressed and weak khmer PEOPLE to fight against your idiot HUN SEN,cuz the latter one is nothing but yuon slave and always side with all his richest croonies.Believe me, there are plenty of those people ready to take up arm and go at those yuon's slaves.
11:46, No thank you!
We here in Cambodia may have our differences regarding how to deal with the other border, but we don't need your help settling out our house affairs. Leave your street mess to Bangcock. Your senseless chaotic and mindless marches are a laughingstock to the world and Cambodian people. It shows that you have idea what democracy is, because all you march for is war, stealing other people's properties, and oppressing the poor.
We don't need no help from you in that. Thank you, but no thanks!
It's so funny, source in Phnom Penh said: TV Bayon asked for money donation to help soldiers at the border, because the government has no money to pay to their soldiers at the front lines...
if that the case then,those soldiers should return home and go at those who had stolen the money.
"Cambodians always open fire first," said Thai Army spokesman Col. Sansern Keowkamnderd. "We will cease fire when the Cambodians stop firing at us."
Well said, as well as the fact shown, Cambodians did fired first.
That's why the World shouldn't be
decieved by ah Hun Sen's recent
note to the UNSC!
"Cambodians always open fire first," said Thai Army spokesman Col. Sansern Keowkamnderd. "We will cease fire when the Cambodians stop firing at us."
LIAR Siam bastard....your past KARMA is kicking-in huh?
Fucking siem/dog, Cambodia said don't cross the border or we shoot. So what? You don't listen, we shoot first, idiot!
Siem/dog doesn't have A-10, APACHE and M1-A1/M1-A2 you stupid idiot. If you don't know shit, shut the fuck up or go kill yourself, motherfucker!
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