HUN Sen - Cambodia's former influential leader said they retaliated in reignited border clashes with neighbour Thailand, after Phnom Penh denied firing back for two days.
"After being patient for more than 24 hours in order to respect the ceasefire and for time to evacuate people to safety, yesterday evening we retaliated with more (responses) last night and this morning," Senate president and former prime minister Hun Sen said in a Facebook post.
He said Cambodian forces must fight at all points that the enemy has attacked.
"Now we fight in order to defend ourselves again," he said.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed deep concern over renewed armed clashes between the two countries, calling on them to step back from further conflict and return to dialogue.
In a statement, Guterres said he was “concerned” by reports of intensified fighting along the two neighbours’ shared frontier, including alleged air strikes and the mobilisation of heavy military equipment.
He urged both sides to “exercise restraint and avoid further escalation”. - December 9, 2025
