Thai F-16 fighter jets supplied by the United States destroy Cambodian military target

Thai fighter jets destroyed a Cambodian arms depot as border clashes escalated.

Footage shows F-16 planes supplied by the United States carrying out air raids on Cambodian military targets near Sa Kaeo province on December 15.

Officials said the airstrike aimed to cripple Cambodia's weapons capabilities, including rocket systems supplied by China. The US has banned arms sales to Cambodia since the 1970s.

Fighting flared up earlier this month as the Thai army claimed Cambodian troops fired on a Thai engineering team building an access road in a disputed border area.

At least 15 Thai soldiers and one civilian have been killed since fighting resumed. In Cambodia, at least 11 civilians have died, while the number of soldiers dead is believed to be much higher.

Around 600,000 people have been displaced on both sides of the border.

Cambodia's assault has largely been wayward, unguided rockets fired indiscriminately into Thai territory, while Thailand has used precision drone strikes and fighter jet strikes on military sites.

Former Khmer Rouge henchman and Cambodian dictator Hun Sen - who was a leading figure in the genocide of his own people in the 1970s before assuming power in 1985 and overseeing the murder of thousands of opposition figures and critics - has repeatedly claimed that he wants peace and that Thailand is the aggressor.

Thai officials claim the ongoing border confrontations are a threat to national security, and the areas must be secured.