Phnom penh: Cambodia announced the death of five soldiers and eight civilians in the military clashes with Thailand early Saturday.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia, Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, said in a statement that 21 soldiers and 50 civilians were also injured in the Thai attacks, which involved the use of heavy artillery on a remote village.
She added that authorities have evacuated 35,829 civilians from the country's western provinces as a precautionary measure against any potential future attacks from Thailand.
The ministry has accused Thailand of "violating international law and the Geneva conventions by attacking civilian villages and religious sites."