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Friday 18 February 2011

Cambodian commanders warned of retaliation if Thai troops do not stop firing into Cambodian territory

Cambodian troops emerged from bunkers after fighting on 4th February.

By Khmerization
Source: RFA

Cambodian commanders have on Wednesday 26th February warned Thai troops that Cambodian troops will retaliate if Thai troops do not stop attacking Cambodian troops based at Preah vihear areas.

a Cambodian soldier told RFA that Cambodian commanders had warned Thai commanders during a meeting on Wednesday. "Today, nothing happened. We talked to each other, our commanders are talking to each other. But if there is another explosion of weapons, we will warn them. Only they were firing the weapons. They fired high into the air", he said.

A few days ago, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry had issued a statement accusing Thai troops of firing 81mm artillery shells and machine guns into Cambodian territory from 5 pm. on 15th to 5 a.m on 16th February. furthermore, Thai troops attempted to throw had grenades into Cambodian territory, but the grenades hit the tree and bounced back, exploded and injured many Thai troops.

In an interview with Mr. Yun Samean of RFA, the Cambodian soldier denied all Thai charges.

Yun Samean: The Thai media reported that Cambodian troops crossed into Thai territory to cut barbed wires.

Cambodian soldier: No, this is a story-twisting by the Thais to defame the Cambodian troops. Why should we do like that, we always wish that they (Thai soldiers) stay calm so we all can do business together.

Samean: The Thai side was shooting or the Cambodian side was shooting?

Soldier: The Thai side was the one shooting among themselves. They fired many rounds of 75mm rockets and exploded a number of hand grenades. They said that we Khmers were the ones who were shooting, but in fact they were the ones shooting among themselves. They thrown grenades, but we didn't respond. The general situations have eased now.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thai soldiers and commanders think that they are so clever by using that elementary school tactics to provoke a fight with the Cambodian soldiers. Then the Thai turn around blamed the Cambodian soldiers of doing that provocation. What a childish they are..jip hai(thais)lol

Anonymous said...

I do believed that cambodian soldier never do this kind of dirty trick or acting coward like Siam did...I knew Siam alway taunting and mocking at cambodian soldiers, they making fun of cambodian soldier rifle, clothes, shoe, especially the weapons...I urge our govts continue to upgrade our military with modern weaponary..