On July 23, Thailand carried out airstrikes on Cambodian military positions near their long-disputed border, intensifying already high tensions between the two Southeast Asian nations. In response, Cambodia vowed to “respond decisively.

Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border came to a halt Tuesday after military commanders from both countries met to enforce a ceasefire agreement reached a day earlier.

Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashed in several areas along their border Thursday in a major escalation of their conflict that left at least 12 people dead, mostly