{"id":32060,"date":"2025-07-26T18:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32060"},"modified":"2025-07-26T18:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:24:56","slug":"thailands-armed-invasion-of-cambodia-has-forced-10865-cambodian-families-approximately-37635-people-living-along-the-border-areas-in-preah-vihear-oddar-meanchey-and-pursat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32060","title":{"rendered":"Thailand\u2019s armed invasion of Cambodia has forced 10,865 Cambodian families\u2014approximately 37,635 people\u2014living along the border areas in Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, and Pursat provinces to evacuate to safe locations."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"378\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1277\">Thailand has been attacking Cambodia for the past 3 days, causing Cambodian people to panic and evacuate after Thailand fired on many places in many areas where Cambodian people live.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32061\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/26int-thailand-cambodia-zthp-articleLarge-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/26int-thailand-cambodia-zthp-articleLarge-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/26int-thailand-cambodia-zthp-articleLarge.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports began to filter in from the rural districts of Oddar Meanchey, a Cambodian province nestled tightly against the Thai border. Civilians spoke of Thai artillery shells slamming into small farming villages \u2014 not a misfire, not a warning, but a full salvo.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes, Cambodia\u2019s Ministry of Defense confirmed what the world feared \u2014<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2009\">\n<p data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"2009\">\u201cLet it be known. We have not fired the first shot. But we will not sit in silence as our sovereignty is torn apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2915\">With the invasion of Cambodia, Thailand attacked every night to seize several Cambodian temples, including Preah Vihear Temple, Ta Moan Temple, and Ta Krabey Temple.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2915\">According to CCN, Thailand has always cherished this place because it is an important tourist area in Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32070\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gww0cxcbgAIivga-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gww0cxcbgAIivga-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gww0cxcbgAIivga-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gww0cxcbgAIivga-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gww0cxcbgAIivga.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2915\">So Thailand always wanted it as a buffer, Cambodia only defended itself after repeatedly invading Thailand.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2915\">Now the Cambodian people are suffering because the Thai army continues to fire incessantly, causing many injuries to the Cambodian army and people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Cambodia needs peace, but Thailand invades Cambodia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32069\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/download.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cambodians sit on a tractor as they take refuge in Wat Tham Kambar in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Friday, July 25, 2025, as Thai and Cambodian soldiers have clashed along the border between their countries in a major escalation. (AP Photo\/Heng Sinith)<\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Thai army has destroyed homes, fired shells, killed Cambodian citizens, and displaced many families.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Thai army is committing crimes against humanity. The brutality of the Thai army has caused the Cambodian people to suffer greatly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Cambodia needs peace and justice!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32068\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AA1JgIXW-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AA1JgIXW-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AA1JgIXW.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w x1cy8zhl xexx8yu\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf x1wsgfga x9otpla\">\n<div class=\"x1e56ztr x1xmf6yo\">\n<h1 class=\"html-h1 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1vvkbs x1heor9g x1qlqyl8 x1pd3egz x1a2a7pz\">GMA News :<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w x1cy8zhl xyamay9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Today, I speak not just as a Cambodian, but as a citizen of a nation that has always chosen peace over provocation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Once again, Thailand has crossed our border. Once again, they fired first. And once again, they point their fingers at us.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Let me ask the world:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">How can a small, peace loving nation like Cambodia a country still healing from its past possibly be the aggressor?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">How can we invade a nation many times our size, with greater resources, and a far larger army?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The truth is simple:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; Thailand has repeatedly violated our sovereignty, then turns to the cameras and cries foul.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; They fake the story. They twist the facts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; They lie to their people. They lie to the world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">But we Cambodians know the truth and we ask the world to see us, to hear us, to believe us.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We are not perfect, but we are not the aggressor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We are a people who know the cost of war too well.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We buried generations because of conflict and we vowed, never again.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">All we ask is to be left in peace.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">All we want is dignity, respect, and the right to live without fear on our own land.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">To the international community:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Please do not let fake headlines write history.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Stand with truth. Stand with peace. Stand with Cambodia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Because Cambodia does not want war.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Cambodia needs peace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" data-ad-rendering-role=\"story_message\">\n<div id=\"_r_3jf_\" class=\"x1l90r2v x1iorvi4 x1g0dm76 xpdmqnj\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thailand\u2019s armed invasion of Cambodia has forced 10,865 Cambodian families\u2014approximately 37,635 people\u2014living along the border areas in Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, and Pursat provinces to evacuate to safe locations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_r_3jg_\" class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x78zum5 xdt5ytf x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"x6s0dn4 x1jx94hy x78zum5 xdt5ytf x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6 xh8yej3\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl xqtp20y x1n2onr6 xh8yej3 xmyip4h\">\n<div class=\"html-div x1qjc9v5 x1q0q8m5 x1qhh985 x18b5jzi x10w94by x1t7ytsu x14e42zd x13fuv20 x972fbf x1ey2m1c x9f619 x78zum5 xdt5ytf x1iyjqo2 xs83m0k xtijo5x x1o0tod x1qughib xat24cr x14z9mp x1lziwak xdj266r x2lwn1j xeuugli x18d9i69 xyri2b x1c1uobl xexx8yu x10l6tqk x13vifvy x1ja2u2z\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl xamitd3 x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1bl4301\">\n<div class=\"xqtp20y x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand has been attacking Cambodia for the past 3 days, causing Cambodian people to panic and evacuate after Thailand fired on many places in many areas where Cambodian people live. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32073,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32060\/revisions\/32073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}