According to Phnom Penh, Thailand is targeting Siem Reap province, home to Cambodia’s tourist hub Angkor Wat, for the first time.
Published December 15, 2025
Thai airstrikes hit near refugee camps and Cambodia’s main tourist hub, Phnom Penh warned.
Cambodia announced on Monday that Thai airstrikes were reaching deep into its territory as fresh fighting between the neighbors entered a second week.
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Cambodia’s Ministry of Defense and Intelligence said Thai F-16 fighter jets dropped two bombs near a camp for displaced persons in the Chong Kar district of Oddar Meanchey in the northwestern border province and in the Sreys Nam district of Siem Reap province, just south of Oddar Meanchey.
Srei Snam, where Cambodian authorities said the bridge was targeted, is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) by car from Angkor Wat, the vast temple that is Cambodia’s national symbol and biggest tourist attraction.
Information Minister Ness Peektra told AFP news agency that this was the first time Thai troops had attacked inside Siem Reap province amid the renewed fighting.
The dispute between the neighbors, fueled by rival claims to territory along their long-standing border, was reignited by the December 7 skirmish.
The incident left two Thai soldiers injured and derailed a cease-fire pushed by US President Donald Trump that ended five days of fighting in July.
More than 20 people have been killed and more than 500,000 displaced along the border in recent outbreaks of fighting, officials said.
Military officials from both sides said clashes and strikes continued along the border on Monday.
Increased losses
Thailand has not commented on Cambodia’s latest statement, but at a press conference on Monday, Thai authorities released estimates of losses suffered by its forces since fighting resumed.
They said Cambodian losses included 12 tanks, 10 armored vehicles, four anti-aircraft artillery systems, seven artillery or mortars, five anti-drone systems and five communication hubs.
Thailand said Cambodia, which is vastly outnumbered by its rival, fired thousands of rockets from truck-mounted launchers into its territory.
Bangkok also announced that hundreds of Cambodian soldiers were killed in the fighting.
Phnom Penh has refused to release its own figures on military deaths, while denying such figures as propaganda, the Associated Press reported.
Cambodia said 15 civilians were killed and 73 injured. Thailand announced that 16 soldiers and one civilian were killed.
Thai officials also said they were trying to cut off supplies of fuel and weapons to Cambodia, but denied reports of a full-scale naval blockade, the Associated Press reported.
