The reescalation of conflict was sparked on May 28, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in an early morning clash between both nations’ troops, in an area called the Emerald Triangle—the shared border between Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. The area remains disputed as both Thailand and Cambodia lay claims to parts of the region.

As Thailand and Cambodia continue to face off over a border dispute that led to a deadly military clash, a video was shared in posts that falsely claimed Thai Air Force Chief Punpakdee Pattanakul had warned it would take them minutes to reduce the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to rubble.