The latest round of border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia has resulted in the deaths of 17 Thai soldiers and 15 Cambodian civilians, according to reports from both countries.
On Tuesday, Thailand's Ministry of Defense briefed the media on the casualties and detailed the ongoing conflict along the border.
Cambodia launched an attack along the border into Thai territory, forcing Thailand to act in self-defense, said the Thai authorities.
Cambodia has not yet responded to the statement.
On the same day, Cambodia's Interior Ministry said in a press release that the civilian death toll in Cambodia has increased to 15, the number of injured has reached 76.
The ministry added that the total number of displaced persons has increased to 126,508 families, equivalent to 422,698 individuals.
In a statement released by the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense on Monday, it was noted that the Thai military continued its assaults on various Cambodian sites, employing F-16 fighter jets and conducting shelling and drone strikes.
The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict broke out on December 7, with the two sides accusing each other of firing first.
17 Thai soldiers, 15 Cambodian civilians killed in border clashes
