A dramatic military escalation has erupted along the Thailand–Cambodia border after Cambodian forces launched devastating 300mm PHL-03 precision rockets at a Thai border security post. Massive explosions lit up the sky as artillery exchanges intensified near civilian villages, forcing mass evacuations and raising fears of a wider regional conflict.
Using China-made long-range rocket systems, Cambodia showcased lethal strike capability, targeting fortified Thai positions with overwhelming firepower. Thai forces responded with counter-artillery as both sides accuse each other of triggering the latest round of violence.
Residents on both sides of the border are fleeing impact zones as the situation rapidly deteriorates. Defense analysts warn this confrontation could spiral into a full-scale border war if immediate de-escalation fails.
01:24capable of firing large 300 millimeter rockets in quick succession. In the video, all tubes
01:32appear to ripple fire within seconds, hurling a wall of explosives across the frontier and underscoring
01:40how far Cambodia's artillery capabilities have evolved compared with past skirmishes. The impact
01:48area erupts in a series of huge blasts, sending plumes of smoke and debris high into the air. The
01:56scale of the explosions has raised fears that similar barrages could obliterate lightly protected
02:02positions or devastate nearby settlements if the fire falls short or overshoots.
02:09On the ground, reports from both sides say artillery shells and rockets continue to land near border
02:16villages as Thai and Cambodian units exchange fire. Residents describe hours-long barrages that make it
02:25impossible to stay in exposed homes with fragments hitting houses, fields and roads. Local authorities
02:33say thousands have now left their homes, moving to villages further from the border or staying with
02:40relatives to get out of the strike zone. Many are leaving with only essential belongings, unsure when
02:47they will be able to return or whether their homes will still be standing. Another widely shared video
02:54posted on 8 December shows Cambodians huddling inside open sewers and drainage culverts, trying to
03:03shield themselves from incoming rounds purportedly fired from the Thai side. The images capture children
03:10and elderly people crouching in ankle-deep water as blasts echo overhead, highlighting how desperate
03:18civilians have become in finding any possible shelter. Human interest accounts describe the poorest and most
03:26vulnerable communities being hit hardest. Families with no vehicles to evacuate quickly and farmers whose fields
03:34now lie between opposing guns. Reports from the ground accuse Thai air and artillery strikes of repeatedly pummeling areas near
03:43Cambodian villages, compounding the fear and displacement. With Cambodia rolling out long-range
03:51rocket systems and Thailand responding with its own artillery and air power, regional observers warn that each new
03:58salvo makes de-escalation harder. The more these high-impact systems are used near populated areas, the greater the risk that a single strike killing large numbers of
04:01civilians or soldiers could push both governments toward broader war.
04:17As the videos continue to surface, they provide a grim visual record of a conflict that is no longer confined to remote border posts, but is now burning its way into the lives of ordinary people in the world.
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