Cambodian villagers flee from their homes amid military clashes near the disputed Preah Vhear temple. The World Court ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear itselfbelonged to Cambodia, although its main entrance lies in Thailand and the 4.6-square-kilometre (1.8-square-mile) area around the temple is claimed by both sides. (AFP)
Cambodian soldiers carry their weapons near Preah Vihear temple along the border with Thailand February 6, 2011. REUTERS/Khem Sovannara
Cambodian soldiers stand in formation at the Preah Vhear temple, located 500 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh. Cambodia has accused Thailand of damagingan 11th-century temple in military attacks and has appealed to the United Nations to halt the "aggression" amid fresh bouts of cross-border fighting. (AFP)
Cambodian soldiers stand on a tank near the Preah Vhear temple in Preah Vihear province, some 500 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh. Cambodia accusedThailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the "aggression" in the third day of cross-border fighting. (AFP/Khem Sovannara)
Cambodian soldiers prepare their weapons as they take position near Preah Vihear temple along the border with Thailand February 6, 2011. Thai and Cambodiansoldiers exchanged fire on a disputed stretch of their border on Sunday, witnesses said, the third flare-up in three days in an ancient feud over territory surrounding a 900-year-old Hindu temple. REUTERS/Pheara
The remains of what looks like a military shell sits half-buried in the ground outside the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, some 500 kilometersnorthwest of Phnom Penh, along the border with Thailand, on February 5. Thailand and Cambodia negotiated an end to deadly fighting on their border on February 5, after at least four people were killed in clashes near the disputed temple. (AFP)
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