The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire, according to a social media post by United States President Donald Trump on Saturday.

SINGAPORE—The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has deployed two Saab JAS 39C/D Gripens alongside a pair of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to conduct precision air strikes against Cambodian military targets, as armed clashes along the border enter a third day.

The first talks since clashes began on July 24 come within 48 hours of the US president saying Thai and Cambodian leaders had agreed to “quickly work out a ceasefire”.

Thailand and Cambodia pounded each other with heavy artillery fire for a third day on Saturday, as a border conflict that has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 150,000 from their homes spread across the contested frontier.

After nearly three decades of service, Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen fighter has finally seen its first combat. -In a recent border skirmish, the Royal Thai Air Force used its Gripens to conduct airstrikes against Cambodian artillery positions near a contested temple.

After nearly 30 years in service, the Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen fighter saw its first combat use by Thailand, in a border clash with Cambodia, signaling its growing regional strategic value.

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Thailand wants to renew its fleet of combat aircraft with Gripen fighter jets, the air force said, favouring the Swedish-made planes over American F-16s.

Now that a major war has erupted between Thailand and Cambodia, Bangkok’s carrier has been transformed from an object of prestige into a capable military platform.

Thailand has officially declared its northeastern Surin province a “war disaster zone”, treating the conflict like a natural calamity such as a flood or earthquake. Thailand Declares Surin ‘War Disaster Zone’ Amid Border Clashes The governor of Surin made the decision on July 27 after repeated and intense armed clashes erupted along the Thai-Cambodian border.