By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Thailand said it was taking action to expel Cambodian forces from its territory on Tuesday, as renewed fighting between the two Southeast ‍Asian neighbours spread along the disputed border.

Each side has blamed the other for the clashes, which have derailed a fragile ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump that ended five days of fighting in July.

Cambodia’s Defence Ministry said two civilians had been killed overnight, taking its death toll to six. One Thai ‌soldier has died in the fighting.

In a statement on ‌Tuesday morning, the Thai Navy said Cambodian forces had been detected inside Thai territory in the coastal province of Trat and military operations were launched to expel them, without p

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