Vietnamese nolongercontrol strategic points, afactthatalready necessitates amassive deployment oftheirforces... TheVietnamese andthe regimeinPhJ~m '~enharefarfrombeingthemasters ofthecountry•••Today theVietnamese ~~vewononlyapartial victory: theyhaveexpelled the civilian populations fromthebasesalongtheborder, buttheyhavefailedto subduetheresistance. Quitethecontrary, itappears asiftheyhave contributed tostrengthening the[Democratic Kampuchea tripartite) alliance •••TheVietnamese diplomatic isolation hasworsened •••Hanoi••• runstheriskofgetting boggeddowninalongandexpensive conflict. (SpokeinEnglish) -FarEastern Economic Review, 9May1985:'Thewarcontin'les. Hanoihaswipedout thekeyKhmerresistance bases,buttheguerrillas areincreasingly activeinside thecountry', byRodneyTasker. Excerpts: -Latest reports suggest thatwidespread fighting deeperinsideCambodia hasreached anewlevelofintensity... The[guerrillas) havespearheaded a ...__ .......-..-..-.-~~....... ~-..~.......,,---.---_ ......_._...... ·.~....:.-·...__*"'__......r....M.onY~_.1$ 15 (President Norodam Sihanouk) I".I Itesistance'campaign tocartyoutalmOstdailyattacks onVietnamese troops, sabotaging linesofcommunication andhitting administrative centres••• 'AftertalkingtodozensofCambodia~13 [refugees attheThaiborder) from al.cstalltheprovince6, Iamconvinced thatfighting isworsethanit'sever been[sinceVietnam's la~e1978invasion)', thesourcecommented •••JSM/ljb A/40/PV.18 16 (president Norodom Sihanouk) "Independent sources tendtoconfirmthatthe[guerrillas] areindeed veryactivecarrying outsabotage operations towithin10ki,lometres of PhnomPenh.OneAustralian international reliefworkerbasedinPhncmPenh gaveaneye-witness confirmation ofaKhmer[guerrilla] raidonthetownof Oudong, 30kilometres north-west ofPhnomPenh,on26March,anattackwhich hassincebeenconfirmed totheReviewbyotherindependent sources, whoalso saytheKhmer[guerrillas] successfully ambushed asquadofreinforcements rushedtothescene. HesaidtheKhmer[guerrillas] claimthattheykilled 20Vietnamese troopsanddestroyed military postsandotherbuildings was largely accurate. Thereliefworkersaidheandhiscolleagues inPhnom?enh werenow'severely restricted intravelling bylandoutside thecapital'. Othersources confirmed thatdriving fromPhnomPenhnorthtoKompong Chhnang, Kompong ChamanaKompong Thomhadbecomeadangerous exercise because of guerrilla activities andthattheaut~orities oftenprevented suchtravel, and iftheydid,movement wasrestricted todaylight hours. According to diPlomatic andothersources, anofficial Mongolian delegation headedby Foreign Minister Mangalyn Dugersuren arrived inPhnomPenhinMarch,having beentoldthatpartofthevisitwouldinclude aflighttothehistoric AngkorWattemples. Butwhentheyarrived, thepartywastoldtheAngkorWat triphadbeencancelled 'fortheirownsafety'. Otherreports speakof burned-o~t trucksstrewnalongsomeofthemainhighways inCambodia and frequent disruption ofrailservices because ofguerrilla sabotage attacks. A ferryoperating onthesouthern estuary oftheTonleSap,orgreatlake,was reportedly destroyed byguerrillas inJanuary...Independent sources generally agreethatthe[guerrillas] werebynomeanscrippled militarily by thesuccessful Vietnamese campaign todeprive themoftheirborderJSM/ljb sanctuaries...A/40/PV.18 17. (President Norodom Sihanouk) Thebulkofthe[Democratic Kampuchea guerrillas) simply ..meltedawayintheirnormalsmallunitsofnomorethan10mentocontinue the guerrilla campaign insideCambodia •••TheVietnamese appeartobepayingthe priceofconcentrating theirbestoccupation troopsinanefforttosealthe Cambodian-Thai borderanddeprive theresistance ofanysanctuary there. The priceisweakersecurity intheCambodian interior, asoftunderbelly which the[guerrillas) areexploiting." (contined inFrench) "LeMonde,Wednesday, 17April 1985~James Burnett~ Excerpts: "Itisconceded inPhnomPenhthat'kicking over[bytheVietnamese army] theanthill [oftheKhmerresistance)' hasnotsolvedalltheproblems. Far fromit.Theplannowistoneutralize groupsofresistance fighters scattered alloverthecountry. Atoughjob•••Andpeople knowthedanger isveryreal•••Thethreatofan'enemyassault' onPhnomPenhwastaken seriously. Vietnamese advisers keptplyingtheCambodian authorities with security directives. Security measures inthecapital's marketplacesandthe 9p.m.to5a.m.curfew, whichhadbeeninforceforthepastfiveyears,were tightened up.Ithasbeenlearned fromKhmersourcesthattherehavebeen growing numbersofarrests inthecapital, PhnomPenh westerners have
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a news article or report on the situation in Cambodia during the 1980s, specifically focusing on the conflict between the Vietnamese-backed government and the Khmer resistance. The text mentions military operations, guerrilla activities, and the impact on civilians, indicating that the primary focus is on conflict and security.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations