Thailand launched deadly airstrikes on Cambodia on Monday, upending a tenuous U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal signed less than two months ago. With both countries accusing each other of instigating the latest round of fighting, regional leaders warn that the decades-long border dispute between the two countries could trigger widespread instability, particularly as fighting displaces tens of thousands of civilians on both sides.
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Breakdown in Peace
Thailand launched deadly airstrikes on Cambodia on Monday, upending a tenuous U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal signed less than two months ago. With both countries accusing each other of instigating the latest round of fighting, regional leaders warn that the decades-long border dispute between the two countries could trigger widespread instability, particularly as fighting displaces tens of thousands of civilians on both sides.
The Thai-Cambodia conflict dates back to a 1907 map drawn up w
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