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Hun Sen

Hun Sen

President of the Cambodian Senate and former prime minister

Appears in 3 stories

Notable Quotes

"The red line has been set. Our forces must weaken and destroy the enemy through counterattacks," he posted.

"Cambodia did not choose this fight, but we will not run from it."

Hun Sen warned in December that Thai forces were aggressors seeking to provoke a response, while urging Cambodian units to show restraint and adhere to a defined red line before retaliating. ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-army-says-air-strikes-launched-along-disputed-border-area-with-cambodia-2025-12-08/))

Stories

Thailand and Cambodia slide back into border war

Force in Play

Influential hard‑liner urging a strong military response to Thai strikes

A new ceasefire signed on December 27 has brought an uneasy pause to three weeks of fighting that killed more than 100 people and sent over half a million fleeing from their homes. Thai airstrikes, Cambodian rocket barrages, and artillery duels scorched the 817‑kilometer frontier after combat reignited on December 8, shattering Trump‑brokered peace deals from July and October.

Updated 2 days ago

Thailand–Cambodia 2025 border crisis: from landmines and Trump-brokered ceasefire to airstrikes

Force in Play

Influential power broker urging restraint while condemning Thailand

In 2025, a long-simmering territorial dispute along the 817 km Thailand–Cambodia border reignited after a May 28 clash near Preah Vihear killed a Cambodian soldier. The incident sparked a five-day July war—at least 48 dead, about 300,000 displaced—that ended when Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered a ceasefire.

Updated 3 days ago

Thailand and Cambodia's year of border wars

Force in Play

Power behind the throne, triggered Thai political crisis

A Cambodian soldier died in a border firefight on May 28. Within two months, the countries were exchanging artillery fire and airstrikes across a dozen locations. Three ceasefires later—brokered by Malaysia, pressured by Trump, witnessed by ASEAN—over 100 people are dead and a million displaced. The latest truce, signed December 27, holds the same promise as the ones before it.

Updated Dec 28, 2025