Cambodian mortarmen ride the struggle bus

Cell phone footage published to Facebook by Cambodian sources shows a pair of mortarmen using a small handheld mortar system in an attempt to shell Thai positions. The pair appear to be struggling with the (likely Chinese-made) system as they work, which is a stark contrast to the Thai side of the conflict where they were just blasting Cambodian positions with an American made Vulcan anti-air defense system. As of a few days ago, Cambodia and Thailand have entered into a ceasefire with one another, but it's a very fragile one. Just in the past 12 hours, Cambodian politicians have accused the Thai military of further annexations of Cambodian villages near the Cambodia-Thailand border just three days after the Thai Royal Army released 18 prisoners of war. Now, I'm not the king of Cambodia, but if I were, I'd take one look at this video of my guys versus what the Thai troops have been posting in their selfie videos, and realize that it's time to call it a day on this war.

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