Operation Prek Ta

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Operation Prek Ta was a joint Cambodian-South Vietnamese offensive at the beginning of 1972 against Communist forces south of Route I. The result proved inconclusive, and the Khmer National Armed Forces was forced to pull back to Phnom Penh.

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