Michael Sullivan

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai.

Both sides are blaming the other for the resumption of the fighting, and both are evacuating civilians from the border area while vowing to remain strong against the other's aggression.

Thai media is quoting the army chief of staff saying Thailand's objective is to render the Cambodian military ineffective for a long time.

Cambodia's long-time ruler, now Senate President Hun Sen, accused Thailand of trying to provoke a reaction and urged Cambodian forces to exercise patience.

Even as Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Chanvidakun today warned that the time for negotiation is over unless Cambodia meets its terms.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

A statement from the Thai army says Cambodia initiated the clashes and had also launched rockets toward civilian areas but reported no casualties.

Thailand says it's now evacuating civilians from the affected areas.

Cambodia's defense ministry, meanwhile, blamed the Thais for launching dawn attacks on Cambodian positions but claimed its troops had not retaliated.

The initial ceasefire agreement was brokered by President Trump and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Five days of fighting between the two sides that erupted in July left nearly 50 dead.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

In a statement, the Thai military blamed Cambodian forces for starting the fighting and said the Thai response included airstrikes against several Cambodian positions along the disputed border.

The ceasefire had been brokered by President Trump and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and signed at a ceremony Trump attended in Malaysia in October.

That's Michael Sullivan reporting.

A statement from the Thai army says Cambodia initiated the clashes and had also launched rockets toward civilian areas but reported no casualties.

Thailand says it's now evacuating civilians from the affected areas.

Cambodia's defense ministry, meanwhile, blamed the Thais for launching dawn attacks on Cambodian positions but claimed its troops had not retaliated.

The initial ceasefire agreement was brokered by President Trump and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Five days of fighting between the two sides that erupted in July left nearly 50 dead.