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| Thai-Cambodian troops 'must leave Preah Vihear temple' | Thai-Cambodian troops 'must leave Preah Vihear temple' |
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| The UN's highest court has ordered Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from a disputed border region near an ancient temple complex. | The UN's highest court has ordered Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from a disputed border region near an ancient temple complex. |
| Cambodia had asked the International Court of Justice for a ruling after fighting broke out around the Preah Vihear temple earlier this year. | Cambodia had asked the International Court of Justice for a ruling after fighting broke out around the Preah Vihear temple earlier this year. |
| The temple belongs to Cambodia but much of the surrounding area is in Thailand. | The temple belongs to Cambodia but much of the surrounding area is in Thailand. |
| The judgement is part of a long-running case in which the ICJ is attempting to clarify earlier border rulings. | The judgement is part of a long-running case in which the ICJ is attempting to clarify earlier border rulings. |
| The BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok says Monday's ruling is just the first round in what promises to be a lengthy and complex judicial process. | The BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok says Monday's ruling is just the first round in what promises to be a lengthy and complex judicial process. |
| Cambodia brought the case asking for a clarification on an ICJ decision from 1962 that awarded it the temple, but left other issues vague. | Cambodia brought the case asking for a clarification on an ICJ decision from 1962 that awarded it the temple, but left other issues vague. |
| Thailand wants the case dropped, but has said it will respect the court's ruling. | Thailand wants the case dropped, but has said it will respect the court's ruling. |
| The ICJ rejected Thailand's attempts to have the case thrown out. | The ICJ rejected Thailand's attempts to have the case thrown out. |
| The court said in a statement that "both parties should immediately withdraw all their military personnel present in the demilitarised zone and refrain from any military presence in that zone". | |
| The court said both sides must allow access to observers from the regional bloc Asean. | |
| Tension had been increasing between Cambodia and Thailand since Unesco awarded Preah Vihear World Heritage status in 2008. | Tension had been increasing between Cambodia and Thailand since Unesco awarded Preah Vihear World Heritage status in 2008. |
| Clashes broke out around the temple in February and 10 people were killed. | Clashes broke out around the temple in February and 10 people were killed. |
| In April, another 18 people died in fighting along the border, around another set of temples to the west. | In April, another 18 people died in fighting along the border, around another set of temples to the west. |