Cambodia on Friday welcomed the return of two wounded soldiers who had been captured by the Thai army after the two sides had already implemented a ceasefire to end five days of combat over competing territorial claims.

Two Cambodian soldiers (white shirts) who were detained in Thailand, are released from captivity, at O Smach town located near Thailand and Cambodia's border, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand,

Long-simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia escalated to deadly violence on July 24, setting off five days of military clashes at multiple spots along the roughly 800-kilometer (500 mile) border.