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\nThailand said it was taking action to expel Cambodian forces from its territory on Tuesday, as renewed fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbours spread along the disputed border.
\nEach side has blamed the other for the clashes, which have derailed a fragile ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump that ended five days of fighting in July.
\nCambodia\u2019s Defence Ministry said two civilians had been killed overnight, taking its death toll to six. One Thai soldier has died in the fighting.
\nIn a statement on Tuesday morning, the Thai Navy said Cambodian forces had been detected inside Thai territory in the coastal province of Trat and military operations were launched to expel them, without providing further details.
\nCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said late on Monday that Thailand \u201cmust not use military force to attack civilian villages under the pretext of reclaiming its sovereignty\u201d.
\nEarlier, Cambodia said it had not retaliated even after its forces came under sustained attack.
\nThe Thai Navy said Cambodian forces were increasing their presence, deploying snipers and heavy weapons, improving fortified positions and digging trenches, adding it saw the actions \u201cas a direct and serious threat to Thailand\u2019s sovereignty\u201d.
\nMonday\u2019s clashes were the fiercest since a five-day exchange of rockets and heavy artillery in July, when at least 48 people were killed and 300,000 displaced, before Trump intervened to broker a ceasefire.
\nThailand evacuated 438,000 civilians across five border provinces and authorities in Cambodia said hundreds of thousands of people had been moved to safety. Thailand\u2019s army said 18 soldiers were wounded and Cambodia\u2019s government reported nine civilians injured.
\nThailand and Cambodia have for more than a century contested sovereignty at undemarcated points along their 817-km (508-mile) land border, with disputes over ancient temples stirring nationalist fervour and occasional armed flare-ups, including a deadly week-long artillery exchange in 2011.
\nTensions rose in May following the killing of a Cambodian soldier during a skirmish, which led to a major troop buildup at the border and escalated into diplomatic breakdowns and armed clashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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