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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute: 130K Thai Civilians Evacuated Amid Second Day of Clashes

Thai PM says cross-border clashes ‘could develop into war’ as fighting spreads to 12 locations

Thailand has evacuated more than 130,000 people along its border with Cambodia, as the worst fighting between the two neighbours in more than a decade spread to new areas.

Clashes had taken place in 12 locations along the disputed border, according to a Thai military official – an expansion of the conflict that erupted a day earlier.

Thai officials said 138,000 people from four border provinces had been evacuated, as the country’s death toll rose to 15, including 14 civilians. An eight-year-old boy was among those killed.

Read the rest of the story at The Guardian.

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