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...Phnom Penh's Premier Hun Sen says he also hopes the pullout will persuade China and Thailand to stop aiding the three guerrilla groups...
...past decade, tens of thousands of Vietnamese troops have been in Cambodia helping the Phnom Penh government battle a coalition of guerrilla groups whose strongest faction is the Khmer Rouge...
...Phnom Penh's defense minister, Gen. Tea Banh, has acknowledged the guerrillas have seized teritory near Pailin, but said the area remained under government control...
Cambodian officials have repeatedly assured reporters that they are capable of fighting the guerrillas without Vietnamese military support, but they concede that some Phnom Penh residents have begun stocking rice and other staples in anticipation of a cut-off of supplies to the capital...
...principal backer is China. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, who also relies on Chinese patronage, is the overall leader of the resistance and likely to head any coalition. Although the Khmer Rouge slaughtered 40 of his relatives, Sihanouk, like the U.S., has given priority to getting the Vietnamese out of Phnom Penh, even if it means letting some Khmer Rouge back in. Also like the U.S., he is hoping it will be easier to neutralize the Khmer Rouge if some of them are running ministries rather than assassinating ministers...