Thai F-16s Strike Cambodia in Blow to Trump-Backed Peace Plan

December 8, 2025, 6:20 AM UTC

Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military sites Monday after a deadly border skirmish, the most dramatic escalation in months that endangers a peace deal demanded by President Donald Trump.

The Thai military said it carried out ground and F-16 air operations after Cambodian forces opened fire at multiple border locations using small arms, machine guns, mortars and artillery, which killed at least two Thai soldiers and injured eight.

Both sides accused each other of cross-border fire over the weekend, rekindling a conflict that has flared occasionally for decades and left dozens dead during a brief but severe clash ...

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