Following the raids on Phu Quoc and Tho Chu Islands the Khmer Rouge conducted
two major incursions into Vietnam. The first attack occurred in April 1977,
when regular units of the Khmer Rouge army advanced 10 kilometres (6 mi) into
Vietnam, occupying some parts of An GiangProvince where it massacred a large
number of Vietnamese civilians. The second attack was in September of the same
year. This time they were able to advance 150 kilometres (93 mi) into Vietnam.
In retaliation, six divisions of the Vietnam People's Armyinvaded Cambodia on
December 31, 1977. The Vietnamese army advanced as far as Neak Luongand later
withdrew, taking with them some key Khmer Rouge figures, including future Prime
Minister Hun Sen. The invasion was intended only as a "warning" to the Khmer
Rouge. The Vietnamese offered a diplomatic solution to the border conflict that
would require the establishment of a demilitarized zonealong the border, but
the offer was rejected by
Pol Pot and fighting resumed.
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