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Vietnam's cross-border raid, along with Thai military and civilian casualties, was reviewed as seriously undermining Thailand's security. Minor clashes occurred in the area of the Khmer Rouge camp, the Chong Phra Palai Pass linking Cambodia and Thailand.
Vietnamese border raids in Thailand. The Vietnamese border raids in Thailand were a Vietnamese attempt to stop the Khmer Rouge from using Thailand as a base when fighting against Vietnam and the Vietnamese-friendly regime in Pnomh Penh. This nearly led to a war, as Vietnamese troops often penetrated into Thai territory, chasing Khmer Rouge ...
Vietnamese border raids in Thailand (1979–1989) Vietnam People's Republic of Kampuchea Thailand Khmer Rouge Supported by: China United States; Victory. Destruction of numerous Khmer Rouge's guerrilla bases and refugee camps along Thai-Cambodian border. Sino–Vietnamese War (1979) Vietnam China: Stalemate. Both sides claimed victory.
Vietnam had installed a government led by many opponents of Pol Pot, most notably Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge commander. This led to Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia for over a decade. The Vietnamese push to completely destroy the Khmer Rouge led to them conducting border raids in Thailand against those who had provided sanctuary. [7] [8]
Thai invasion of French Indochina Disputed territories given to Thailand by Japan: 12 Thai intervention to Vietnam: North Vietnamese victory Thai involvement as part of the allies Fall of Saigon: 13 Vietnamese border raids in Thailand: Status quo ante bellum: Withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from the border in 1989
(Reuters) - Thailand's military tightened security on Wednesday along a western border town adjoining Myanmar, where anti-junta rebels continued to clash with a weakened military that has suffered ...
Communist Party of Thailand abandons armed struggle; Vietnam withdraws from Cambodia in 1991; 1990 Chengdu summit leads to the normalization of relations between China and Vietnam; Restoration of the House of Norodom; Ongoing insurgency in Laos; Vietnamese border raids in Thailand (1979–1989) Location: Thai–Cambodian border, Gulf of ...
A cross-border incursion into Russia's Belgorod from Ukraine sparked backlash about Vladimir Putin's ability to protect his borders and the Kremlin's military. Border raid exposes Russian defenses ...