Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia: The forgotten war against the Khmer rouge

As the world remembers the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, a lesser-known but pivotal chapter is being revisited. In April 1975, while North Vietnamese troops encircled Saigon, the Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia. Although both regimes shared communist ideologies, tensions soon erupted. Within four years, Vietnam invaded Cambodia to oust the genocidal Khmer Rouge — ending their reign, but beginning a new occupation. Al Jazeera’s Phuong-Yi Nguyen explains how the country that resisted American forces became an occupying power in its smaller neighbor. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #VietnamWar #KhmerRouge #CambodiaHistory #PolPot #VietnamCambodiaWar #ForgottenWar #ColdWarConflicts #CommunistAllies #VietnamOccupation #CambodiaInvasion #KhmerRougeFall #aljazeeraenglish Learn about Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia and the forgotten war against the Khmer Rouge in this informative video. Explore the history and impact of this conflict.