Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on December 27, 2025, to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half a million civilians in both countries.
The deadly clashes were re-ignited in early December after a breakdown in an earlier ceasefire that US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had helped broker. The renewed fighting saw heavy artillery exchanges and air strikes between the two Southeast Asian nations.
The agreement comes after intense diplomatic efforts by regional partners and international mediators who warned that the conflict risked destabilizing the entire region. Both countries have agreed to pull back troops from contested border areas and establish a demilitarized zone.
Humanitarian organizations have welcomed the ceasefire, noting that the conflict had created a severe refugee crisis with hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes on both sides of the border. Aid agencies are now preparing to scale up relief operations in affected areas.
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