STOP THE MASSACRE: Thais air strikes using foreign warplanes are slaughtering Cambodia civilians

Every day, Cambodian civilians are being killed by U.S.-made F-16s, Swedish-made Gripens, and South Korean-made T-50 fighter jets flown by Thai invading forces.

These are not accidents. They are deliberate, systematic, and indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations—acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under international law.

The use of advanced foreign-made warplanes to bomb civilian areas exposes the brutality, inhumanity, and utter disregard for human life by the Thai military. Homes, villages, and innocent families have been turned into targets.

Blood is being spilled not only by those who pull the trigger, but also by those who supply, authorize, and tolerate the weapons used in these atrocities.

The Cambodian people strongly condemn these crimes and demand immediate action. We call on the governments of the United States, Sweden, and the Republic of Korea to stop enabling mass killings, suspend all military support and arms transfers to Thailand, and publicly denounce the use of their weapons against civilians.

Continued silence is not neutrality—it is complicity. The world must not look away. The international community, human rights organizations, and global civil society must name these crimes for what they are, demand an immediate halt to Thai aggression, and pursue full accountability for those responsible. Justice for the victims cannot be delayed.

Enough blood has been shed. Stop the killing. Stop the war crimes. Hold the perpetrators—and their enablers—accountable now.

By Kin Phea, Political Science Expert based in Phnom Penh