Thailand-Cambodia, Sudan, Syria

Today's three stories you should know

Thailand-Cambodia

Thailand and Cambodia have fought along their border for a second day, wrecking a ceasefire that ended clashes over disputed territory in July. Tens of thousands of civilians fled as Cambodia launched artillery and drone attacks, Thailand carried out air raids, and ground forces exchanged fire. Neither side showed signs of de-escalating, with bellicose rhetoric emerging from both governments. The two countries have a centuries-long history of enmity and have periodically battled over border territory. Their conflict was one of several that U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have solved earlier this year.

More from Reuters here.

Sudan

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, a former leader of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the International Criminal Court. Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, ordering mass executions, and orchestrating rape. He was not only found to have ordered atrocities but to have carried out murders and attacks personally using an axe he carried. The 76-year-old becomes the first person convicted in connection with the Janjaweed’s genocidal campaign in the Darfur region 20 years ago.

More from AP here.

Syria

Israel has carried out more than 600 air, drone and artillery attacks on Syria over the last year, an average of two a day, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) group. Though Israel has regularly hit Syria over the years, there has been a sharp escalation since President Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power after the former president, Bashar al-Assad, was toppled by a lightning rebel offensive, ending 13 years of civil war. Israel has also occupied more Syrian territory since al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, took office.

More from Al Jazeera here.