After all, why is the war between these two countries about the Hindu Temple? Shells on the border know the whole thing
5,000 km from India, a long-term tension between two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand and Cambodia, has become a conflict. Since Thursday morning, soldiers from both countries shot vehemently at the border. Just a day before, five Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on the border. Thailand was annoyed and called his ambassador from Cambodia and expelled the Cambodian ambassador from the country. The next morning, the two countries started shooting at each other. According to Thailand, the latest battle began when a Cambodian drone appeared in front of the ruins of the Ta Muen Thom Temple in Surin’s Nom Dong Shelf District at 07:35. Thereafter, 6 Cambodian soldiers armed with rocket -driven grenades and other weapons reached near the barbed wire boundary in front of the Thai military base. The Thai soldiers present in the basement asked the Cambodian soldiers not to start with any struggle. The second army area of the Thai Army said on his Facebook page that Cambodia at 08:20 p.m. Opened on the Moon Mun Military Base, about 200 meters east of the Ta Muen Thom Temple. The Thai army claimed that the Cambodian army deployed guns to the surrounding residential areas and that the citizens were used as human shields. The Thai army says that Cambodian soldiers fired on the ruins of the temple at 08:50 am. At about 9:15 am Cambodian soldiers allegedly caught fire and set fire to the area near the Moo Paadde. A Thai soldier was injured in this shooting. Thailand reported that Cambodia at 9:40 am BM-21 Rocket Launcher on the ruins of the Don Tuan Temple in the Si SA Ket Province. At 9:55 p.m., the Cambodian army allegedly caught fire in a neighborhood of Surin’s Cup Choeing District and injured at least three civilians. Officials began to vacate the citizens from the area as a precaution. Exactly a day before the recent clash between the two countries, a landmine exploded on the MAA border in the Ubon Ratthani Province Thailand on Wednesday. Five Thai soldiers were injured in this explosion, one of which was cut off. The Thai Army claims that these land mines were recently laid by Cambodia. The second army area deployed in the north-east of the country ordered that the border be sealed and include the ruins of the temple in Surin. These orders came into effect from Thursday morning. What did Cambodia say? Here Cambodia says the attack first from Thailand. Cambodian Ministry of Defense Ministry spokeswoman Mali Sotheka said Cambodian soldiers had exercised their rights to the counter -attack to protect their sovereignty and regional integrity from the attack of Thai soldiers. He claimed that Thailand violated the regional integrity of Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Facebook on Thursday that the Thai army attacked the Cambodian military bases at Preh Vihrier and Ta Kubei Temples of the Oddar Mincha Province. Hun Manet further said: “Cambodia has always expressed a desire to solve problems in a peaceful way, but in this case we have no choice but to respond to aggression.” The Thai government expelled Cambodian Ambassador Hun Sarun on Wednesday, while the Thai of Nom Penh was recalled. What is the whole controversy between Thailand and Cambodia? Thailand and Cambodia are two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia that historically clash with each other. Not only is the issue of border dispute between the two countries, but the two countries also fought among themselves about the rights of temples on the border. There is an 817 km border between Thailand and Cambodia, founded by France. France is because Cambodia was occupied by France from 1863 to 1963. In the demarcation of 1907, the Preh Vihar Temple was declared a part of Cambodia, which Thailand refused to accept. What is the Shiva Temple dispute between Thailand Cambodia? Both Thailand and Cambodia are Buddhist countries where living and food is almost the same. Both countries were extremely sensitive to their temples, which is why Thailand is strongly opposed to Cambodia’s authority over the Preh Vihar temple. The temple was built in the 11th century and is committed to Lord Shiva. The temple has 800 stairs and this cultural heritage is recorded at the UNESCO heritage site. Thailand strongly opposed the temple, after which Cambodia approached the international court of the court in 1959. The case lasted three years and then came in favor of Cambodia in 1962. Thailand accepted the court’s decision, but remained determined over the areas around the temple. The Court did not make no decision on the disputed 4.6 square kilometer of land. Thailand says this area is his. The temple was recorded on the UNESCO list and the dispute deepened. The dispute deepened when UNESCO included the temple in its heritage list in 2008. Then in Thailand, it seemed as if a historical heritage was separated from its history and the tensions between the two countries increased again. The border battle continued until 2011, which has displaced a large number of people. In the widespread battle in April 2011, at least 18 people were killed and thousands of people were stopped. After that, Cambodia moved to the court of the court again and acted over the land around the country around the temple. In November 2013, the International Court of the Court said in its ruling that Cambodia should have the across the country around the temple. After the decision of the court, the case was tense, but there was almost peace between the two countries. But at the end of May this year, the powers of the two countries came face to face. A Cambodian soldier died in a collision between the soldiers. As for the death of his soldier, Cambodia said that his soldiers regularly patrol the border and that Thai soldiers had killed a soldier in the shooting. At the same time, the army of Thailand said the Cambodian soldiers entered the disputed area. After the dispute in May, Thailand imposed strict restrictions on the Cambodia border. Almost all of the new sanctions were banned from visiting Thailand except students, patients and other needy people. In response, Cambodia also banned Thai films and banned the import of items such as fruit points, gas and fuel to Cambodia. And then the phone call of the Prime Minister of Thailand was leaked. In the midst of the depth controversy with Cambodia, the then Prime Minister of Thailand, Pattarnavatra, spoke to Cambodian leader Hun Sen over the phone to reduce tension. Hun sen Cambodian is the father of Prime Minister Hun Manet. In reality, Hun Manet and Partagatarn Shinevatra’s father and former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thakasin Shinevatra, are a close friend and during the phone call he addressed Hun Sen as Uncle. During the phone call, Shinevatra spoke to the Cambodian leader in a very humble tone and said he would be as he wanted. During this time, she was seen criticizing her own army. The leak of this phone call led to protests against Shinevatra in Thailand and people demanded their resignation. Shinavatra was suspended from the post on July 1, 2025.