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Thailand is serious about waging war at disputed border with Cambodia

Unresolved historical grievances and competing national narratives have made every truce fragile.

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Displaced people arrive at a temporary camp in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, on Dec 11.

Displaced people arrive at a temporary camp in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, on Dec 11.

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Erik Martinez Kuhonta

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Within a few days, more than 20 people have been killed, hundreds wounded, and half a million residents along the border have been displaced.

The complete collapse of the peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia this past week has rapidly led to a

surge of violence and bellicose rhetoric

from both sides.

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