Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia

Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia

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Ancient Temple, became a place of battles between Cambodia and Thailand, almost hurt.During four days of exploding shells in the border region of the nearby hills around the Preah Vihear temple were blackened, and shrapnel hit the ancient walls of the church, but the damage they have caused a bit, and the building has remained almost untouched. Two states have faced several times since 2008, when the United Nations declared the temple a place of cultural heritage. However, the recent conflict was most intense - first used artillery shells.Temple, located a few hundred meters from the border with Thailand, fueled nationalism in both countries for several decades.

1 Cambodian refugees in the camp near the Preah Vihear temple, 500 km north-west of Phnom Penh on 8 February. National fever and political action launched a dangerous and tense conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia. (AFP / Getty Images / Tang Chhin Sothy)

2 Cambodian monks in the temple of the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on February 8. Six Cambodian monks living in the pagoda, which was attacked by Thais, now hiding in an ancient temple near the military. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

3 Cambodian monk in the temple of Preah Vihear. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

4 Cambodian Buddhist monk in the temple named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 245 km from the capital Phnom Penh in Cambodia. (AP / Heng Sinith)

5 Cambodian soldiers at the temple, which has become a battleground for Thailand and Cambodia. Formal ceasefire was not. 900-year-old temple belongs to Cambodia since 1962, but Thailand continues to dispute it. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

6. Cambodian refuge in the ruins of the Temple of Preah Vihear. (AFP / Getty Images / Tang Chhin Sothy)

7 Cambodian soldiers at the temple of the 11th century in the village of Preah Vihear. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

8 Cambodian Buddhist monk (center) with other refugees fleeing from conflict borderland, in the village of Cong Yang, 20 km east of the famous temple of Preah Vihear. (AP / Heng Sinith)

9 Cambodians in the camp after fleeing from home in Preah Vihear province, 500 km north-west of Phnom Penh. (AFP / Getty Images / Tang Chhin Sothy)

10 Cambodians in the camp after fleeing from home in Preah Vihear province, 500 km north-west of Phnom Penh. (AFP / Getty Images / Tang Chhin Sothy)

11 Thai soldiers at a checkpoint on the territory of Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket. (Getty Images / Athit Perawongmetha)

12 Thai children after the evacuation of homes located near the Cambodian border in the district Katararak. (AFP / Getty Images / Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)

13 Thai children between the tents after being evacuated from the Cambodian border in the district Katararak. (AFP / Getty Images / Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)

14 Thais after fleeing from the territory of Preah Vihear temple in Sisaket, Thailand. (Getty Images / Athit Perawongmetha)

15 Thai boys resting in a tent village of protesters near Government House in Bangkok."People's Union for Democracy", also known as "The Yellowjackets" calls to protest in the capital, putting pressure on the government over the conflict on the border with Cambodia.(AP / David Longstreath)

16 Thai antiwar protesters light candles and sing songs around the Victory Monument in Bangkok. Cambodia called for UN peacekeepers, they helped to end the conflict on the border with Thailand, where artillery did not cease for four days. (AP / David Longstreath)

17 Thais in tents after the evacuation of the territory of hard Preah Vihear temple, in Sisakate.(Getty Images / Athit Perawongmetha)

18 Thais in the shelter after fleeing from the troubled areas in Sisakate. (Getty Images / Athit Perawongmetha)

19 Thais arrived at the shelter after being evacuated from the temple, where there are fights.(Getty Images / Athit Perawongmetha)

20 Thais arrived at the shelter after being evacuated from the temple, where there are fights.(Getty Images / Athit Perawongmetha)

21 Thais during the evacuation of the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket province. (AP / Stringer)

22 Taets goes to a bomb crater near Sisaket on 7 February. (AP / Stringer)

23 Cambodian refugees in the camp after fleeing from the temple in the village Tnal Beck.(Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

24 Cambodian refugees in a camp in the village of Tnal Beck. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

25 Cambodian refugees. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

26 Cambodian refugees were brought to the camp in the village of Preah Vihear. (Getty Images / Paula Bronstein)

27 Cambodians fleeing their homes near the Preah Vihear temple on the north-west of Phnom Penh. (AFP / Getty Images /)

28 Cambodian refugees in the village of Wat Kiri Tuol Andet, east of the famous temple in Cambodia. (AP / Heng Sinith)

29 Cambodian refugee on the tractor with their belongings in the camp village Tnol Toteng, east of the famous temple of Preah Vihear. (AP / Heng Sinith)

30 Thai boy in a shelter for refugees in Kantaralake February 5. (AP / Stringer)