Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire
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Recent armed clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, the worst in over a decade, have spotlighted their military disparity. Thailand, with a $5.73 billion defence budget and 360,000 personnel, dwarfs Cambodia's $1.
Thailand has one of the best-equipped and trained air forces in Southeast Asia, with an estimated 46,000 personnel, 112 combat-capable aircraft, including 28 F-16s and 11 Swedish Gripen fighter jets, and dozens of helicopters.
Prior to a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between Bangkok and Phnom Penh, footage showing the construction of a flood barrier in northern Thailand was shared in posts falsely claiming it depicted the kingdom's soldiers building a wall along its frontier with Cambodia.
The Cambodian navy has an estimated 2,800 personnel, including 1,500 naval infantry, with 13 patrol and coastal combat vessels and one amphibious landing craft. Thailand's navy is much larger, with nearly 70,000 personnel, comprising naval aviation, marines, coastal defence and conscripts.
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Photo of US aircraft dropping fire retardant falsely linked to Thailand-Cambodia conflict
After Bangkok rejected what it called the "baseless accusation" it had used chemical weapons over Cambodia during the Southeast Asian neighbours' bloodiest military clashes in decades, a months-old photo resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it showed the Thai air force using a "poisonous smoke weapon".
With Thailand's recent airstrikes on Cambodian soil, where fighter jets dropped two bombs on the road, do you know which country's army is stronger? Let’s dive in!
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As hostilities break out between Cambodia and Thailand, analysis of their military capabilities shows a growing disparity.
Trump has once again claimed credit for helping end hostilities between India and Pakistan, this time while discussing rising tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. Drawing a comparison, Trump said h
Tensions have bubbled between the two neighbors for months, flaring on Thursday as Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire.
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Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as their worst fighting in over a decade intensified and spread to new areas.