Thailand, Cambodia Agree on Cease-Fire to End Border Clashes
The neighboring nations ceased fighting that has killed more than 100 people and displaced half a million after a U.S.-brokered truce failed.
Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha and Thailand's Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit pose with documents during a special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint, in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, on Dec. 27, 2025. Agence Kampuchea Press/Handout via Reuters
Thailand and Cambodia signed a cease-fire agreement on Dec. 27, putting an end to weeks of border clashes, the deadliest in years between the two Southeast Asian countries, with airstrikes, rocket exchanges, and artillery fire.
The deal, which became effective at noon local time, requires both sides to hold current troop positions without advances, according to a joint statement from their defense ministers.
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