{"data":{"id":"fact_7vu9jb1z1a","thread":{"slug":"thai-cambodia-conflict","title":"Thailand–Cambodia Border Conflict"},"occurredAt":"2011-07-18T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T04:24:32.934Z","title":"ICJ orders Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from Preah Vihear area","body":"On 18 July 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw their troops from a provisional demilitarised zone around the Preah Vihear temple, following clashes in the disputed border area. The order was issued in the context of the 2008–2011 border crisis. Both countries subsequently agreed to withdraw troops in December 2011, and the ICJ later ruled on the sovereignty of the promontory in 2013.","location":"Preah Vihear, Cambodia–Thailand border","actors":["International Court of Justice","Cambodia","Thailand"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including the International Court of Justice's own records and major news agencies, confirm that on 18 July 2011 the ICJ ordered Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from a provisional demilitarised zone around Preah Vihear. The sources agree on the date and the nature of the order, with no credible contradiction. The order was part of the ongoing border dispute and was followed by a December 2011 agreement to withdraw troops.","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis","title":"2008–2011 Cambodian–Thai border crisis","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute","title":"Cambodian–Thai border dispute","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preah_Vihear","title":"Preah Vihear","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["international-court-of-justice","preah-vihear","cambodia-thailand-border","demilitarised-zone","border-dispute"],"views":7,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:07:35.488Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_7vu9jb1z1a"}}