30/07/2025
Cambodian army chief tells military attach and embassies in 13 countries that Thailand has arrested 20 Cambodian soldiers (one escaped, two suspected dead)! After the ceasefire, Thai soldiers came to shake hands with Cambodian soldiers at the Choam Te battlefield and immediately arrested them, so far they have not been released
(Preah Vihear): On the morning of July 30, 2025, the Cambodian army chief told military attachés and embassies in 13 countries about the incident in which Thai soldiers arrested 20 Cambodian soldiers (one escaped, two suspected dead) after the ceasefire came into effect. The arrests occurred when Cambodian soldiers walked to shake hands with Thai soldiers at the Choam Te battlefield.
According to the Cambodian army, this was done on the occasion of a senior official from the Ministry of National Defense leading diplomats, foreign military attachés in Cambodia and relevant parties to inspect the Cambodian-Thai border to monitor the location and actual situation surrounding the implementation of the ceasefire on the Cambodian-Thai border.
The Cambodian army confirmed to the military attachés of the 13 countries that when the ceasefire came into effect on the morning of July 29, 2025, Cambodian soldiers went to shake hands with Thai soldiers. When they returned, Thai soldiers suddenly brandished their guns and arrested the Cambodian soldiers. According to the Cambodian army chief, as of the afternoon of July 30, 2025, the Thai soldiers had not yet released the Cambodian soldiers.
