Meanwhile, as the fighting continued to rage in the border areas between
Vietnam and Kampuchea, the Khmer Rouge leadership began to purge members of its
own party, as well as military commanders who escaped from Vietnamese forces
after the short offensive in September 1977. Undeterred by earlier defeats the
Khmer Rouge launched another major offensive into Vietnam using two regular
divisions. Once again the Khmer Rouge was able to occupy some townships in
Vietnam, conducting clearing operations that included the massacre of
civilians. In one notable event the town of Ba Chuc was raided by the Khmer
Rouge forces; by the time it was over most of Ba Chuc's inhabitants were
brutally slaughtered leaving only two survivors.
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