Just 24 hours after US President Donald Trump received the FIFA Peace Award, bloody clashes have started once again in Thailand and Cambodia. Thailand has conducted an air-strike on Cambodia after a clash between soldiers. One soldier has been killed and four have been injured in the latest fighting, while people from both the countries have once again started migrating from the border areas.

According to the information, early Monday morning Thailand bombed Cambodia with F-16 fighter planes. This attack took place on a casino building in Cambodia, which Cambodian soldiers had converted into their base. Information about how many people have died in this air attack has not been revealed yet.

Thailand’s allegation

Thailand alleges that this air-strike took place after the attack on Cambodia. Cambodia has attacked Thai Army posts in the border areas. Thailand has accused the Cambodian army of provocative action in the border area. Movement of Cambodia’s tanks and rocket launchers has been seen in the border areas.

ceasefire violation charges

Both South-East Asian countries have accused each other of ceasefire violations. In the month of October this year, a ceasefire agreement was reached after the mediation of Trump and Malaysia. Trump had called this agreement a peace agreement, but within just two months, Thailand and Cambodia have defied the agreement and attacked each other.

Trump was given credit for making peace agreements

Last week, Trump was credited in America’s National Security Strategy report for brokering a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. Two days ago, Trump was awarded the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) Peace Prize. Tension has been going on between Thailand and Cambodia since the month of July. During that time too, both the countries had carried out air strikes on each other, in which about 50 people lost their lives and lakhs of people had to evacuate the border area.

What is the reason for the dispute?

An ancient Hindu temple is at the root of the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, due to which these two countries belonging to ASEAN remain thirsty for each other’s blood. Actually, there is a big temple on the border of Thailand and Cambodia, which is known as Preah-Vihar and it is included in the UNESCO heritage list. This temple of Lord Shiva was built by the kings of the Khmer Empire of Cambodia between 9-12 century. Due to the presence of a disputed temple on the border, soldiers of Thailand and Cambodia clash here during patrolling, due to which military confrontation occurs from time to time. There has been a dispute between the two countries regarding this temple for the last 100 years.

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The decades -old border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia once again took a bloody turn on Thursday (24 July 2025). The situation became explosive by a sudden rocket attack on a gas station in Sisket Province. After this attack, a strong firing between the two sides started, in which at least 12 civilians were killed and dozens were injured.

This conflict was not only limited military action, but it was an indication that two major neighbors of Southeast Asia are once again standing at the mouth of military conflict. Cambodian officials claim that Thailand infiltrated them within the border, while the Thai army alleged that Cambodia attacked with rockets. In response to this, the Thai army carried out counter -attacks on Cambodian military bases.

After the attack on a busy gas station located in the lead Kate province, there was chaos among the local citizens. This area has already become a witness to clashes during the Preha Vihier temple dispute of 2008–2011.

If we talk about the military power of Thailand and Cambodia, then according to the report of the Global Fire Index, Thailand is much stronger than Cambodia. Thailand rank of 145 countries in the world ranked 25th. Cambodia is ranked at number 92. The Global Fire Index rankings of the country is 0.4536. Cambodia Global Fire Index Ranking is 2.0752. Let us know that the one whose ranking number is less is stronger.

Thailand’s military power
Talking about the man power of Thailand, there is 5 lakh 85 thousand in the manpower. Out of this, 3 lakh 60 thousand are active personal personal. There are 2 lakh soldiers in the reserve. There are a total of 25 thousand people in paramilitary force. There are 46 thousand people in the Air Force. There is 4 lakh 57 thousand thousand in the army. The Navy has 84 thousand. Kambodia has a total of 493 aircraft. He has 72 fighter jets. The number of helicopters is 258. Cambodia has 635 tanks. The number of heavy vehicles is 16 thousand 935. The number of rocket missiles is 26. Thailand is stronger than Cambodia in terms of Navy Power. It has a helicopter career. 6 is Corbett. However, there is not a single submarine.

Cambodia’s military power
Talking about the man power of Cambodia, the manpower is 2 lakh 31 thousand. Out of this, 2 lakh 21 thousand are active personal. There is not a single soldier in the reserve. There are a total of 10 thousand people in paramilitary force. There are 8 thousand 500 people in the Air Force. The army has 85 thousand. The Navy is in 2800. Cambodia has a total of 25 aircraft. However, he does not have a single fighter jet. The number of helicopters is just 21. Cambodia has 644 tanks. The number of heavy vehicles is 3 thousand 627. The number of rockets is 463. Cambodia is quite weak in the case of Navy Power.

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