US Embassy Issues Travel Alert to Americans as Clashes Between Thai and Cambodian Forces Continue

Americans are advised to avoid ‘all travel’ within a 30-mile area of the Thai–Cambodian border, the Embassy said.

Thai soldiers with landmine detectors inspect an area close to the border with Cambodia, in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, on July 20, 2025. Royal Thai Army via AP

The U.S. Embassy in Thailand issued an alert on Friday warning U.S. nationals to stay away from a contested border area between Thailand and Cambodia after military clashes erupted between the two nations.

Americans are being “advised to avoid all travel to the area within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of the Thailand-Cambodia border due to ongoing military conflict in the region,” the embassy statement said, noting that the Thai government has shut down border crossings “in both Chanthaburi and Trat provinces, including both land and maritime routes.”