From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas'

A injured Cambodian soldier transferred from a frontline gets medical treatment upon his arrival at Ou Chrov referral hospital, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

OU CHROV, Cambodia, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Cambodian soldier Kun Yong said he had been forced to pull back from his frontline position recently after he had trouble breathing following a sortie by a Thai aircraft.

"It's like I was suffocating," he told Reuters as he lay in a hospital bed, with his wife by his side.