Thailand VS Cambodia: The Preah Vihear Temple Conflict
A sign is seen under Cambodian and UNESCO flags at the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 9, 2011. Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure on Wednesday to end an armed standoff on a stretch of border surrounding the 900-year-old clifftop temple as guns held silent for a second day. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Thai villagers stand at a shelter in Si Sa Ket province, after fleeing the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, February 8, 2011. Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday over a disputed border area surrounding a 900-year-old mountaintop temple, deepening political uncertainty in Bangkok and prompting Cambodia to urge U.N. intervention. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
Displaced Cambodians find shelter at a pagoda after fleeing the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 7, 2011. Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday over a disputed border area surrounding the 900-year-old mountaintop temple, deepening political uncertainty in Bangkok and prompting Cambodia to urge U.N. intervention. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Thai soldiers walk with their weapons during a visit by Thai Defence Minister General Pravit Wongsuwan at a paramilitary camp in Sri Sak Ket province February 9, 2011. Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure on Wednesday to end an armed standoff on a stretch of border surrounding a 900-year-old clifftop temple as guns held silent for a second day. Reuters witnesses said about 20 Thai tanks were sent to a military camp in Kantaralak district in Thailand's Sri Sa Ket province close to the disputed border, but Thai army officials said they were not reinforcing troops in the area. The temple, known as Preah Vihear, or Mountain of the Sacred Temple, in Cambodia and Khao Phra Viharn in Thailand, sits on a triangular plateau that forms a natural border. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
A Cambodian soldier sleeps next to rocket launchers at the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 8, 2011. Thai and Cambodian troops stood on high alert on Tuesday after clashing in disputed jungle around the 900-year-old mountaintop Hindu temple, as both sides face intense regional diplomatic pressure to lay down arms. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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