Major Clashes Between Cambodian, Thai Troops Near Preah Vihear
Cambodian and Thai troops were engaged in intense, sporadic fighting near Preah Vihear temple for nearly three hours on Friday February 4th, 2011. Fighting included the firing of multiple rockets from vehicle platforms and from tanks, Cambodian military officials said. The temple, which straddles the Thai-Cambodian border, belongs to Cambodia under a 1962 World Court ruling disputed by many Thais. (Courtesy of AP & Reuters)
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A house burns in a Thai village near a 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 4, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire in a two-hour border clash on Friday that killed two Cambodian soldiers and a
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A Thai man walks though a bomb crater near Sisaket, Thailand, near the border with Cambodia, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Troops of Cambodia and Thailand continue to clash near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple.
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Buddhist monks join supporters of the yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy as they listen to a speech from the stage during a rally near Government House in Bangkok January 28, 2011. Thai "yellow shirt" demonstrators returned to Bangkok's street
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Cambodian soldiers carry their weapons near Preah Vihear temple along the border with Thailand, February 6, 2011
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A Cambodian refugee sleeps on a hammock at a refugee camp at Tnol Toteng village, east of the famed Preah Vihear temple. Thailand accused Cambodia of refusing to negotiate to resolve a border dispute that led to the fourth straight day of fierce clashes M
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Cambodia Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan, second right, points to maps during a press conference in front of the Wat Keo Sikha Kirisvara Buddhist pagoda near Cambodia's 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province. Shooting b
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Anti-government demonstrators listen to speeches near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. The People's Alliance for Democracy, also known as the "Yellow Shirts," are calling for marches later in the week in the capital as they pressure the government o
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A Cambodian family is seen on an empty road as they flee the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 7, 2011. Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday over a disputed
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Shooting between Cambodian and Thai soldiers broke out Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, near the Preah Vihear temple, which belongs to Cambodia.
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Juntee Patthapin, a villager who fled fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops, Si Sa Ket, Thailand, February 8, 20011, (VOA - Danieal Schearf)
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Cambodian army soldiers man a checkpoint near Cambodia's famed Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Preah Vihear province.
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Thai residents evacuate from the Thai-Cambodian border, at Kantharalak in Si Sa Ket province,Thailand, February 7, 2011.
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Cambodian soldiers sit at Preah Vihear temple after a brief clash with Thai troops, February 05, 2011
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Thailand accused Cambodia of refusing to negotiate to resolve a border dispute that led to the fourth straight day of fierce clashes Monday, as Phnom Penh said that only U.N. peacekeepers can stop the fighting near the 11th century Hindu temple.
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Armored personnel carriers of Cambodian Army drive through a road at Kampong Thom town, about 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia - neighboring province to Preah Vihear of disputed 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple near border between Cambod
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A Cambodian military policeman stands watch during the ground breaking ceremony of a Chinese funded road at Koun Damrey village, Banteay Meanchey province, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) east of Cambodia's border with Thailand, February 15, 2011
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Border clashes have left thousands of villagers homeless from Thai-Cambodia border area
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A Cambodian army soldier sits at damaged Cambodia's 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple.
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Press Encounter: H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.