5 August 1977
July 25, 1977: Khmer Rouge soldiers attack and loot a village in Surin, Thailand, burning down several houses before retreating back to Cambodia. Five soldiers, 2 women and 2 children were killed in the attack. onthisday https://t.co/bzpZRhEhvb
July 25, 1977: At the West Zone Cadre Conference, the Yuon (Vietnamese) are identified as “enemies that embed themselves within our army or cooperatives.”
“The purpose of the conference was to instil consciousness of Yuon tricks”, testified attendee MEAS Voeun.
“The purpose of the conference was to instil consciousness of Yuon tricks”, testified attendee MEAS Voeun.
July 25, 1977: “Cambodia acted to distract from internal problems”, says Thai Premier Thanin (visiting a solider in the hospital) on recent border clashes.
“We will try to only react locally to border incidents”, which Thanin expects to continue. https://t.co/iJ9sEHVNZJ
“We will try to only react locally to border incidents”, which Thanin expects to continue. https://t.co/iJ9sEHVNZJ