Cambodia’s civilian death toll rises to 18 in border clashes with Thailand: Ministry

Border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand are still going on, as the civilian death toll in Cambodia has risen to 18, Cambodian spokesperson said on Thursday.

Cambodia’s Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak said in a press briefing on Thursday morning that as of Wednesday at 6 p.m., the total number of Cambodian civilians killed in the conflict had reached 18, and the number of injured has risen to 78.

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He added that the total number of displaced people has increased to 144,066 families, with 476,179 individuals, including more than 240,000 women and 130,000 children.
Cambodian Defense Ministry’s Undersecretary of State and spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata said that from Wednesday midnight to Thursday morning, the Thai military forces had continued to attack several positions in Cambodian territory.

The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has reignited since Dec. 7, and both sides accused the other of initiating the attack.