Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict 2025: Drone Incursions Stall Soldier Release
Thailand delays the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers due to alleged drone incursions, threatening the fragile ceasefire of the 2025 border conflict that has displaced 500,000.
The guns have fallen silent, but the trust's broken. Thailand just hit the brakes on a planned transfer of 18 captured Cambodian soldiers, citing a breach of the fragile ceasefire that's barely passed its 72-hour mark.
Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict 2025: Why the Truce is Faltering
According to Reuters, Bangkok reconsidered the handover timing after spotting more than 250Cambodian drones entering its airspace on Sunday night. Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura stated on December 30, 2025, that the release now depends entirely on the security situation.
The tension isn't just in the air. On Monday, a Thai soldier lost a limb in a landmine blast at the border, prompting a formal protest. These landmine incidents were the very sparks that reignited this decades-old conflict last month.
A Human Toll of 500,000 Displaced
The 20-day surge in fighting has been devastating. More than 100 people have died, and over half a million remain displaced. In the border city of Poipet, many Cambodians are refusing to leave IDP camps, fearing the ceasefire will collapse just as previous ones did.
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