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A deforested section of land up the road from woodlands where a group of soldiers allegedly assaulted locals on Tuesday outside Po Meas village in Kampong Speu. The disputed forest area is in the mountainous Oral district. (Andrew Haffner/VOD)

Soldiers Assault Villagers in Disputed Kampong Speu Forest, Says Rights Group

Villagers said members of the elite Brigade 70 overseeing a Tuesday land clearance in Aoral district beat them and fired warning shots.

Mech Dara Feb 23, 9:07 pm

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