“Ancient Hindu temple with Shivling and the Thailand-Cambodia war”, India Today, July 24, 2025:
“After Thai forces on Wednesday alleged that they spotted a Cambodian drone along the dense, mountainous Dangrek border, tensions escalated between Thailand and Cambodia. The incident quickly escalated into exchanges of gunfire, rocket attacks, and airstrikes involving F-16 fighter jets.
At the heart of the military clashes between the two Southeast Asian neighbours lies an age-old border dispute, a colonial legacy left by the French, where a complex of three ancient Hindu temples, dating back to the 11th century, now stands.
Tensions escalated significantly, with both nations expelling each other’s ambassadors and downgrading diplomatic relations to their lowest level.
The epicentre of the current war is near the Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple, perched atop dense forests along the ridge which is along the Thailand-Cambodia border……”
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