PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – A border clash between troops from Cambodia and Thailand resumed Saturday, a day after at least six soldiers were killed and thousands of civilians were forced to evacuate the battle zone. The fighting springs from decades-old competing claims over small swaths of land along the border, with nationalistic politics fueling tensions. Clashes have erupted several times since 2008, when Cambodia’s 11th century Preah Vihear temple on the border was given U.N. World Heritage status over Thai objections. Friday’s fighting was the first reported since four days of fighting in February, when eight…
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