🚨⚡️The Cambodian army destroys a Thai military site with a lethal weapon for the first time appearing in battle💥 pic.twitter.com/HnPsRon4UW
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Conflict between Thailand and Cambodia continued to intensify and expand on 10 December on the third full day of renewed fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.
Official sources from both countries reported artillery and small-arms fire exchanges as well as strikes from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and loitering munitions. Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) airstrikes on Cambodian military infrastructure also intensified, as did engagement from naval forces.
On 10 December, fighting was being reported across many points along the 800 km-long Thai-Cambodia border and several kilometres within each country’s territory. The US Embassy in Bangkok is warning against any unnecessary travel within 50 km of the border, with authorities estimating that the fighting has caused more than half a million people to leave their homes.
According to the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA’s) 2nd Army Area, which is responsible for the northeastern region of Thailand, fighting has been concentrated on 11 front lines across three Thai provinces – Surin, Si Sa Ket, and Ubon Ratchathani.
In Cambodia, the border regions of Battambang and, to a lesser extent, Banteay Meanchey, Preah Vihear, and Oddar Meanchey provinces also emerged as conflict flashpoints.
Ground strikes
The RTA said that across these Thai front lines the Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) launched 125 missile salvos, totalling several thousand munitions, from its principal artillery system, the BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL). The BM-21’s standard projectile is the 9M22 rocket, which has a range of about 20 km and can be equipped with high-explosive (HE) fragmentation, smoke, incendiary, and chemical warheads.