Residents of Thailand's Surin province seek shelter as gunfire erupts at border with Cambodia

Local residents in Thailand’s Surin province ran and sought shelter as Thai and Cambodian forces were fighting in at least six locations along their disputed border on July 24, 2025, resulting in the death of at least nine Thai civilians and injuries to several soldiers. Thailand has also launched air strikes on its neighbour. Both countries traded blame for the first clashes in weeks, which began at the flashpoint Ta Moan Thom temple in a disputed zone near Thailand’s eastern frontier with Cambodia.