Thai-Cambodia tensions flare; US calls for calm

Much of the current dispute stems from maps drawn on differing interpretations of early 20th-century Franco-Siamese treaties

- Bloomberg

The armed military conflict between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second day, with troops using rockets and artillery to shell targets along their contested border as the US joined other nations in calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Thailand’s government put the death toll from the deadliest clashes in more than a decade at 15, including a soldier, with more than three dozen people injured. Cambodia is yet to report on casualties.

The Thai army said Cambodian “forces conducted sustained bombardment” using heavy weapons, field artillery and rockets through on Friday morning, and that it responded appropriately and advised civilians to avoid the conflict zones.