Thailand-Cambodia conflict escalates: Border clashes enter second week

Tensions flared once more along the storied border of Thailand and Cambodia, as the military of the former launched a fresh offensive, declaring its aim to “reclaim sovereign territory” in a dispute that has simmered for decades, the Al Jazeera reported.

The conflict, rooted in a long-standing disagreement over colonial-era demarcations along their 800km (500-mile) frontier, has already claimed at least 25 lives and forced over half a million residents on both sides to flee their homes, the Al Jazeera