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Cambodia Fired First: A Minute‑by‑Minute Account From Thailand’s Frontline

Thailand owes the world clarity. Here it is—time‑stamped, specific, and backed by on-the-ground evidence. Cambodia opened fire first.


The Timeline Thailand Recorded

07:35 AM — Thai checkpoint at Ta Muen Thom Temple detects Cambodian UAV (drone) noise over the temple front.
07:45 AM — Six Cambodian soldiers, armed with RPGs, are spotted advancing toward Thai operational bases.
08:20 AM — Cambodian troops open fire from roughly two hundred meters east of Ta Muen Temple.
09:40 AM — Thailand’s 2nd Army Region issues a statement: Khmer forces launched a heavy attack targeting civilians. A BM‑twenty‑one rocket fired from a mountain position hits Prasat Don Tau.
09:42 AM — Hun Sen posts on Facebook“Khmer did not fire first.”

The sequence speaks for itself. Contact began from the Cambodian side before any Thai counter-action.


Civilians Were Targeted

BM‑twenty‑one rockets are area-saturation weapons, not precision tools. Firing them into Thai territory—striking civilian zones—violates humanitarian principles and Thailand’s sovereignty. Thailand has the duty and the right to defend its people.


To Global Media: Don’t Settle for Words—Demand the Files

If you are an international outlet or platform, don’t rely on crafted statements from either side. Ask for and publish:

  1. Raw video and audio from Thai forward positions.

  2. Drone, radar, and SIGINT logs confirming airspace violations and firing sequences.

  3. Shell-fragment forensics and crater analysis to prove firing origin and trajectory.

  4. Satellite imagery of launch points, especially the mountain position tied to the BM‑twenty‑one strike.

  5. Time-stamped social posts and official communiqués aligned with battlefield events (e.g., the 09:42 denial following the 09:40 Thai statement).

Thailand is prepared to show the data, not just draft the narrative.


Thailand’s Position

  • Cambodia initiated fire.

  • Thai civilians were struck.

  • Thailand will defend its people and territory, while presenting verifiable evidence to the international community.


The Bottom Line

Cambodia fired first. Thailand has the timeline, the recordings, and the impact sites to prove it. The world deserves transparent, verifiable proof—and Thailand is ready to provide exactly that.

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