Operation Phalat

Operation Phalat
Part of Laotian Civil War; Vietnam War
Date 2 April–20 August 1971 Location Laos–Thailand northern border along the Mekong River Result Thai victory Territorial changes Three Thai battalions established in Laos south of the Mekong
Belligerents
Thailand  Laos	Pathet Lao Communist Party of Thailand

Operation Phalat (2 April–20 August 1971) was a military offensive of the Laotian Civil War aimed at an active defense of the Kingdom of Thailand's northern border with the Kingdom of Laos. Evoked by the approach of The Chinese Road, and despite feeble cooperation from the Royal Lao Government, the Thai military established a three-battalion presence on Lao territory south of the Mekong River as a defense against potential invasion by the People's Republic of China.