Cambodian soldiers take up positions with their weapon in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia-Thailand border |
A Cambodian soldier has been killed in fighting with Thailand over the weekend, bringing the total number of dead to 17 as the Southeast Asian nations' festering border conflict drags on.
One Cambodian soldier was killed by shrapnel from an artillery round, Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen Chhum Socheat said.
Thailand and Cambodia fought six times since 2008 over land disputed for more than half a century, but analysts say domestic politics on both sides is driving the current conflict, which has forced nearly 100,000 villagers on both sides of the border to flee their homes for refugee camps.
AP
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