Battle over 11th century temple on Thailand-Cambodia border
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Cambodian soldiers carry ammunition to supply their positions at the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia on Feb. 8.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
A Buddhist monk shows a piece of shrapnel found at the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia on Feb. 8, 2011.
Sukree Sukplang / Reuters
Part of a damaged Buddha statue is seen as a girl searches for belongings amongst the debris of her house which was damaged by shelling, in Si Sa Ket province, at the border of Thailand and Cambodia on Feb. 8.
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A Thai child walks between tents after being evacuated from the Cambodian border, in the Kathararak district of Thailand's Si Sa Ket province on Feb. 8.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Cambodian soldiers carry their weapons as they take up position near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia on Feb. 8.
Cambodian and Thai troops remain on alert today following four days of fighting near an 11th century temple classified as a World Heritage Site.
The crumbling stone Preah Vihear temple, several hundred feet from Thailand's eastern border with Cambodia, has fueled nationalism on both sides of the disputed frontier for decades and conflict over it has sparked sporadic, brief battles in recent years.
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