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Thousands are forced to leave their homes due to Thai-Cambodian violence, but both countries promise to continue fighting.

Tens of thousands of people have fled the border areas due to the increased border battles between Cambodia and Thailand, and Hun Sen, the president of the Cambodian Senate, has vowed to fight hard.
As the conflict with Cambodia moves into its fourth day, about 180,000 Thai citizens have been evacuated from the border, according to an AFP report.
After two Thai soldiers were hurt in a clash on Sunday, fighting broke out once more. US President Donald Trump's ceasefire, which put a halt to combat over territorial issues in July, has been disrupted by it.
Over 100,000 civilians had to be evacuated during the five days of violence in July, which claimed dozens of lives on both sides.

Cambodia and Thailand promise not to give up.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that Cambodia had not yet contacted Thailand about potential negotiations and that the battle will continue, indicating that neither side was prepared to concede.
"We must take the necessary action. According to AFP, Charnvirakul stated, "The government will support all kinds of military operations as planned earlier."
He had stated on Monday that in order to protect the country's sovereignty and guarantee public safety, military intervention was required.
In a message shared on Facebook and Telegram, Hun Sen, the president of the Cambodian Senate, asserted that his nation had started firing back at Thai forces overnight but had not retaliated on Monday.

Hun Sen wrote, "Cambodia wants peace, but it must fight back to defend its territory." Although his son Hun Manet succeeded him as prime minister in 2023, he is still regarded as the nation's de facto leader.
What do the armed forces say?
According to the Thai military, Cambodia targeted Thai troops on Tuesday using rockets, artillery, and drone operations, according to AFP. According to Thailand, Cambodian forces opened fire on its soldiers on Sunday and Monday as well, but each side accuses the other of firing first.
On the same day, the military in Cambodia reported that the fresh combat had left 20 civilians injured and seven dead. Three soldiers have been slain, a Thai military spokesperson informed the news agency.

People leave the border
Following Thailand's announcement that 180,000 of its nationals had been evacuated from the border zone, civilians are escaping the border on both sides, according to AFP.
Over 3,600 individuals who were evacuated from the risk zones were housed in an evacuation shelter at a university in the northeastern Thai city of Surin. Some of them erected little tents, and others sat or slept on flimsy mats. While some waited in line for cooked rice at lunch, others were given ready-to-eat dishes. For their amusement, an army band performed.
Nearly 55,000 people have been evacuated, according to Cambodian Information Minister Neth Pheaktra, and the number is still rising.Trump remarked, "I'll have to make a phone call tomorrow." "Who else could say, 'I'm going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia?'" he remarked at the demonstration.
Malaysia mediated the truce that put a stop to the fighting in July, and Trump exerted pressure by threatening to deny the two countries trade rights if they didn't comply.
Tensions occasionally arise over the almost 800-kilometer land border between Thailand and Cambodia, which have a centuries-long history of animosity. Both were strong empires centuries ago, but Thailand has a military edge due to its size and more recent growth.