🇹🇭🔥🇰🇭 Why Are Thailand and Cambodia Fighting? #🏛️ What’s the conflict about?
📍 Preah Vihear Temple — an 11th-century sacred site claimed by both nations
⚖️ In 1962, the UN court awarded it to Cambodia
🚧 But access is easier from Thailand
💣 Led to deadly clashes in 2008–2011
💥 Why the tensions?
🇨🇰 National pride: both see the temple as their own
🎭 Politics: leaders use the issue to distract from crises
😤 Old wounds: Cambodia accuses Thailand of “stealing” cultural heritage
🧨 What happened during the clashes?
🪖 Artillery was used, soldiers and civilians died
🏚️ Thousands were displaced
🌍 Global pressure helped reduce violence — but tensions remain
🕊️ Current situation:
🚫 No war, no peace
🏛️ Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site
🧳 Tourism & diplomacy help, but the border dispute isn’t resolved
⚔️ Two nations ⚡ One temple ⏳ Centuries of tension#Binance