The original article said that on May 13, 2026, some Thai media alleged Cambodian forces had fired 11 shots at O’Smach International Checkpoint in Oddar Meanchey province. Cambodia’s Defence Ministry spokesperson, Lieutenant General ម៉ាលី សុជាតា, rejected the allegation, calling the information false and a serious distortion.
The article separately linked this denial to foreign content creator Kevin Smith’s account concerning O’Smach. It said he asserted that the area was Cambodian sovereign territory and accused Thai forces of occupying it unlawfully. Citing his Facebook account dated May 13, the article said Thai soldiers had fired near him. It also attributed to him a claim that Thai forces had fired nine warning shots towards international personnel on April 29, while the Thai side had described the sounds as firecrackers. The article further attributed a count of four shots on May 13 to Kevin Smith and a count of two to the Thai side. These are separately attributed accounts, not an independently established total.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
Illustrations from the original report. Capture dates and specific scenes are unverified; these images do not establish whether the reported shooting occurred.
