Thailand, Cambodia border skirmish continues into second day

Cambodian soldiers gesture while standing on a truck carrying a Russian-made BM-21 rocket launcher travelling along a street in Oddar Meanchey province on 25 July 2025. (Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images)

Thailand and Cambodia continued military attacks along their shared border on 25 July, in a second day of fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

At a press conference on 25 July, Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft conducted additional airstrikes on Cambodian targets. Exchanges of artillery fire also continued on the second day of fighting.

MND spokesperson Lieutenant General Maly Socheata said the first airstrike on 25 July was recorded at 0525 h local time and the second was at 0650 h. The Royal Thai Army's (RTA's) 2nd Army Region, which is headquartered in Korat, later said airstrike targets on 25 July included Chong An Ma and Chong Ta Thao, both along the border. One day earlier, RTAF F-16s conducted airstrikes on Cambodian military support brigades.

An RTAF spokesperson told Janes on 25 July that the air force would not comment on the airstrikes because the operation was ongoing.

Images have also emerged on social media showing an F-16A/B fighter aircraft from the RTAF's 103 Squadron, which is based at Nong Phai Lom in Korat province, armed with conventional 500 lb bombs and at least one LIG Nex1-produced Korean GPS-Guided Bomb (KGGB) kit.