The World : Cambodia Rebels Besieged
Vietnamese gunners poured heavy shellfire on Khmer Rouge guerrillas, then sent in ground forces to surround the most important rebel stronghold in western Cambodia, Thai military officers reported. With the guerrillas backed against the Thai border, more than 10,000 Vietnamese troops were poised for a major ground assault against Phnom Malai, 14 miles south of the key Thai border town of Aranyaprathet, Thai and Western sources said.
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