태국군, 캄 포이펫 범죄단지 '초전박살'...F-16 맹폭 이어 '지상군 대진격' 시작될까

Following F-16 bombings of Poipet, a key military stronghold and crime den in Cambodia, the Thai military is escalating its offensive by deploying ground troops to seize strategic highlands and strike the buildings of fraudulent criminal organizations. Amidst heightened tensions between the two sides, with the Cambodian military deploying Chinese-made weaponry to fiercely resist and the Thai military destroying Cambodian Hindu statues, the Thai military asserts that this operation is not simply a border dispute but a war to dismantle transnational criminal groups. The Thai military opened fire on the morning of the 18th, deploying F-16 fighter jets to drop two bombs on Poipet, Cambodia. The Cambodian Ministry of Defense announced that "the Thai Air Force conducted an airstrike on Poipet, Banteay Meanchey Province, near the border." This area, along with Sihanoukville, is a major crime den in Cambodia. The Thai military, believing the area to be more than just a criminal den, but a strategic military stronghold with a concentration of Cambodian troops and weapons, launched a large-scale bombing campaign. Following the airstrikes, the ground war intensified. According to a Bangkok Post report on the 22nd (local time), the Thai First Army Command fired on two newly constructed buildings in Poipet. These buildings were equipped with drone defense systems and were believed to have been used as hideouts by Cambodian snipers to target Thai soldiers. When the buildings were damaged by the Thai military attack, the perpetrators of the fraud schemes inside scrambled to escape, and the Cambodian military reportedly failed to launch a significant counterattack during their escape. #Thailand #Cambodia #War ⓒ Seoul Shinmun. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI learning) prohibited.