Deadliest Clashes in a Decade Erupt Between Thailand and Cambodia

At least a dozen people were killed after the two countries exchanged fire after simmering tensions over a border dispute boiled over on Thursday.

Gunfire, rockets and bombs dropped by F-16 fighter jets thundered across the long-contested border between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday, killing at least a dozen people, in a drastic escalation of hostilities between the two neighbors.

The Cambodian and Thai militaries exchanged gunfire in at least six areas in Thailand, according to Thai officials. At least 11 civilians and a soldier were killed and two dozen more people were wounded. Thousands were told to leave their homes near the border.