(Bangkok, 14th) — The Royal Thai Army issued a statement on the 13th saying that the Cambodian side used rocket launchers to attack civilian residential areas in Thailand, resulting in 4 civilians being injured.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the statement said that on the morning of the same day, the Second Army Area reported that the Cambodian side had used BM-21 rocket launchers to attack civilian residential areas along the border in Thailand's Sisaket Province. Four civilians were wounded by shrapnel, two of them seriously. The Thai Army strongly condemned this action.
Cambodia has not yet responded to this incident.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the statement said that on the morning of the same day, the Second Army Area reported that the Cambodian side had used BM-21 rocket launchers to attack civilian residential areas along the border in Thailand's Sisaket Province. Four civilians were wounded by shrapnel, two of them seriously. The Thai Army strongly condemned this action.
Cambodia has not yet responded to this incident.
In addition, the Thai military issued a statement on the 13th reiterating that its actions along the Thai-Cambodian border are self-defense acts in accordance with international law, with the goal of safeguarding the lives and security of the Thai people and the country's national security.
Thai officials said in the statement that Thai actions along the Thai-Cambodian border are not intended to intensify the conflict or pose a threat to Cambodian civilians. The Thai assessment indicated that the Cambodian side's increased military presence in the relevant area has posed a threat to the safety of the Thai people and important Thai infrastructure. In view of this, Thailand deems it necessary to take limited and restrained responses against clearly defined military targets.
Thai officials said in the statement that Thai actions along the Thai-Cambodian border are not intended to intensify the conflict or pose a threat to Cambodian civilians. The Thai assessment indicated that the Cambodian side's increased military presence in the relevant area has posed a threat to the safety of the Thai people and important Thai infrastructure. In view of this, Thailand deems it necessary to take limited and restrained responses against clearly defined military targets.