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| Thai leader warns clashes with Cambodia could 'move toward war' | |
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| A Thai girl displaced by the fighting seeks shelter in Surin province | A Thai girl displaced by the fighting seeks shelter in Surin province |
| Thailand's leader has said that intense fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, which has killed at least 16 people and displaced tens of thousands, could "move towards war". | |
| Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai's warning comes as fighting at a disputed border entered a second day, marking a dramatic escalation of the dispute that dates back more than a century. | |
| In Thailand, clashes in the Ubon Ratchathani and Surin provinces wounded dozens and displaced more than 100,000 civilians. Some 1,500 families in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province have been evacuated. | In Thailand, clashes in the Ubon Ratchathani and Surin provinces wounded dozens and displaced more than 100,000 civilians. Some 1,500 families in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province have been evacuated. |
| World leaders are calling for an immediate ceasefire. | |
| Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who chairs the Association of South East Asian Nations or Asean, said he appealed to leaders of both countries for an immediate ceasefire. | |
| "I welcome the positive signals and willingness shown by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh to consider this path forward," Anwar wrote on Facebook late Thursday. | |
| Despite Anwar's optimism, fighting continued through the night. | |
| Thailand says 14 civilians and one soldier have been killed so far. Provincial authorties in Cambodia said at least one civilian in Oddar Meanchey was killed. | Thailand says 14 civilians and one soldier have been killed so far. Provincial authorties in Cambodia said at least one civilian in Oddar Meanchey was killed. |
| At a sports complex which has been converted into an evacuation centre in Thailand's Surin province, evacuees - many of them children and elderly - said they were still shaken by the rocket and artillery attacks they witnessed on Thursday. | |
| Older evacuees who had lived through bombardments during the Cambodian Civil War of the 1980s told the BBC the recent fighting was the worst they had experienced. | |
| The US has also called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities, protection of civilians and a peaceful resolution of the conflict". | The US has also called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities, protection of civilians and a peaceful resolution of the conflict". |
| "We are ... gravely concerned by the escalating violence along the Thailand Cambodia border, and deeply saddened by reports of harm to civilians," State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said at a regular media briefing. | "We are ... gravely concerned by the escalating violence along the Thailand Cambodia border, and deeply saddened by reports of harm to civilians," State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said at a regular media briefing. |
| China, which has political and strategic ties with Cambodia and Thailand, said it is "deeply concerned" over the conflict and hope both sides can resolve issues through dialogue and consultation. | China, which has political and strategic ties with Cambodia and Thailand, said it is "deeply concerned" over the conflict and hope both sides can resolve issues through dialogue and consultation. |
| Australia, the European Union and France have also called for peace. | Australia, the European Union and France have also called for peace. |
| The United Nations Security Council is expected to meet on Friday over the conflict. | The United Nations Security Council is expected to meet on Friday over the conflict. |
| Watch: People take shelter after gunfire breaks out between Thailand and Cambodia troops | |
| In a letter to the council on Thursday, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet had urged it to intervene to "stop Thailand's aggression". | In a letter to the council on Thursday, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet had urged it to intervene to "stop Thailand's aggression". |
| Thailand and Cambodia have accused the other of firing the first shots on Thursday. | Thailand and Cambodia have accused the other of firing the first shots on Thursday. |
| Thailand claims the clash began with Cambodia's military deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border. | Thailand claims the clash began with Cambodia's military deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border. |
| Cambodia says Thai soldiers initiated the conflict when they violated a prior agreement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple near the border. | Cambodia says Thai soldiers initiated the conflict when they violated a prior agreement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple near the border. |
| The dispute between the two countries dates back to more than a hundred years ago, when the borders of the two nations were drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia. | The dispute between the two countries dates back to more than a hundred years ago, when the borders of the two nations were drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia. |
| There were sporadic clashes over the years which saw soldiers and civilians killed on both sides. | There were sporadic clashes over the years which saw soldiers and civilians killed on both sides. |
| The latest tensions ramped up in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash. This plunged bilateral ties to their lowest point in more than a decade. | The latest tensions ramped up in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash. This plunged bilateral ties to their lowest point in more than a decade. |
| Additional reporting by Lulu Luo and Jonathan Head in Surin |