The New York Times
When Thai and Cambodian troops clashed this summer, they fought in contained areas near contested temples and frontline military positions. The use of air power was limited, and within five days they reached a cease-fire.
The root of this week’s hostilities remains the same — a decades-old border dispute — but the scope has been broader.
Thailand has expanded aerial warfare, using F-16 fighter jets and drones to strike buildings that it says are weapons depots and military command centers. Cambodia has responded by firing rockets into Thailand, with each side claiming the other had targeted civilian areas. More than a dozen people have been killed and roughly 600,000 displaced from near the border, twice as many as in July.
