Cambodia 2011 Peace Project Event (Part1 The Story)

PREVI HEAR JOURNAL 2011 ! The Peace Project
PREVI HEAR JOURNAL 2011 ! The Peace Project
territory. October 14, 2008
, Cambodian and Thai
forces opened fire on each
other in the border area,
leaving three Cambodian
soldiers dead and two
Cambodian and seven
Thai soldiers wounded.
One wounded Thai
soldier later died of his
wounds. The Cambodians
claimed to have captured
13 Thai soldiers during
the battle, but the Thais
denied this. April 2,
2009,-- Fighting between
Thai and Cambodian
forces left at least 3 Thai
soldiers and 2 Cambodian
soldiers dead. Cambodia
claimed 4 Thai soldiers
were killed, 6 wounded,
and 10 captured. 2
Cambodian soldiers were
also reported killed in the
border clash. January 31,
2010,--Fighting between
Thai and Cambodian
forces left one Thai soldier
dead. April 16, 2010,
Cambodia and Thai Forces
opened fire on each
other near Cambodia’s
northwestern border in
a clash which lasted for
a quarter of an hour,.
There were no reports
of casualties in this
incident. February 4-9,
2011--Fighting between
Thai and Cambodian
forces result in deaths
among both the Thai
and Cambodian military
forces. Civilian deaths
were also reported. As
of midday on February
5, firm numbers of dead
and wounded are not
available, as both sides
report widely divergent
numbers. It appears that
total deaths hover around
ten. February 6--Both sides
fired mortar and artillery
rounds across the border.
Cambodia reported that the
Preah Vihear Temple itself
sustained damage from
Thai artillery. February
7--Thai forces attempted
to recover casualties from
the previous day’s fighting,
and again, combat with
Cambodian forces resumed.
Cambodian Prime Minister
Hun Sen called the
situation as a “big skirmish
or a small war.” February
8--Cambodian troops
reinforced their positions
around the temple.
February 9 -- Cambodian
Prime Minister Hun Sen
referred to the recent
fighting as a war, stating
that “Thailand created this
war. [Thai Prime Minister]
Abhisit must be responsible
for the war.” Hun Sen also
said “This is a real war.
It is not a clash.” April 7,
2011,--Thailand admitted
using Dual-Purpose
Improved Conventional
Munition (DPICM) during
the earlier fighting. This
class of weaponry is
commonly referred to as
cluster munitions. April 22-
28, 2011--Renewed clashes
along the disputed border
erupted on April 22 and
continued into the next day.
Initial reports from Thailand
indicated that casualties
totaled eight dead and 32
wounded. The renewed
fighting between Thailand
and Cambodia involved
rocket launchers and
artillery. Cambodia claimed
that Thai aircraft overflew
Cambodian territory during
the fighting, as well as
claiming Thailand was again
using cluster munitions.
As of 4/28/2011, casualties
in the April fighting came
to: Thai military: 7 dead, 35
wounded Thai civilians: 1
dead Cambodian military: 8
killed, 17 wounded, one MIA
The renewed fighting comes
after several weeks of peace,
and a resumption of peace
talks between Thailand and
Cambodia.