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Renewed clash: Cambodian soldiers reload the BM-21 multiple rocket launcher on Thursday in Preah Vihear province. Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing a civilian, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbors. (AFP/-)
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ndonesia is closely monitoring the escalating border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, expressing confidence that both ASEAN member states would resolve the dispute peacefully in accordance with international law.
“We are confident that the two neighboring countries will immediately return to peaceful means to settle their differences in line with the principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The ministry also confirmed that it is monitoring the safety and well-being of Indonesian nationals residing in the affected areas.
The renewed clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, now in their second day, have forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to evacuate from the border area, as both sides continue to exchange heavy artillery fire despite mounting international calls for de-escalation.
According to Reuters, at least 16 people, most of them Thai civilians, have been killed since Thursday in what has been dubbed the fiercest military confrontation between the two neighbors in a decade. Fighting has been reported at no fewer than 12 locations along the 817-kilometer border, involving the use of heavy weaponry.
On Friday, the Thai military reported clashes at the Ubon Ratchatani and Surin provinces, saying that Cambodia had conducted a sustained bombardment on the area using Russian-made BM-21 rocket systems. Bangkok then retaliated with an airstrike, which it insisted was an “appropriate supporting fire in accordance with the tactical situation”.
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