Around 38,000 civilians from Cambodia and 140,000 from Thailand have fled due to recent fighting along their border. Explosions were heard as a Cambodian soldier awaited surgery for shrapnel injuries from a Thai shell. Reports indicate that territory around disputed temples, including Ta Moan and Ta Krabei, has shifted to Cambodian control following clashes. The ongoing disputes, linked to territorial claims, have resulted in severe violence and were highlighted by similar clashes in 2011 near a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An estimated 38,000 civilians in Cambodia and almost 140,000 in Thailand reported to have fled fighting on their shared border.
Explosions reverberated in the distance along the Thai-Cambodia border, as a Cambodian soldier waited his turn for surgery to remove shrapnel embedded in his body from a Thai artillery shell.
Cambodia claims to have gained control over territory around Ta Moan and Ta Krabei, along with six other contested sites, after pushing back Thai troops soon after clashes broke out Thursday.
The last major border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia broke out in 2011 near the 11th-century Preah Vihear Hindu temple.
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