Thailand Launches Airstrikes Against Cambodia After Deadly Border Clashes

Thailand said it used aircraft to ‘suppress Cambodian supporting fire attacks,’ after both countries had exchanged blame for violating a cease-fire.

Foreign diplomats and representatives of international organisations, including UN agencies, looking at barbed wire and tyres that according to Cambodian officials was placed by the Thai military in a disputed area along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province, on Aug. 22, 2025. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Thai Army launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Dec. 8 after both countries blamed each other for breaking a ceasefire the previous day.

Border disputes erupted into five days of conflict in July before a cease-fire was called, leading to a U.S.-led peace agreement in October in which the two nations pledged to work together to ease long-standing tensions.