Thailand Releases 18 Cambodian Soldiers as Ceasefire Continues Successfully
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers after 155 days in custody as renewed border ceasefire brings hope for lasting peace.
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH: Thailand on Wednesday freed 18 Cambodian soldiers who had been held since July, following a renewed ceasefire agreed upon by both countries over the weekend to end their border conflict, officials from Thailand and Cambodia confirmed.
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Southeast Asian neighbors agreed on a ceasefire that took effect on Saturday, halting 20 days of fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million
The ceasefire, which took effect at noon on Saturday (0500 GMT), brought a halt to 20 days of clashes that left at least 101 people dead and forced over half a million civilians to flee their homes. The fighting involved fighter-jet operations, rocket exchanges, and heavy artillery bombardments on both sides.
The soldiers were due to be returned on Tuesday, but Thailand over alleged breaches of the ceasefire deal, which Cambodia denied.
Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata said the soldiers were handed over at a border checkpoint at 10 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Wednesday after 155 days in Thai custody.
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Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said the soldiers had been treated “in the border clashes reignited early this month, following the breakdown in a ceasefire deal that US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim helped broker to halt a previous round of conflict in July.
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