The Demilitarized Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth. So how, on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit Wednesday with North Korean…
In this undated photo provided on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, by South Korea Defense Ministry, North Korean soldiers work at an undisclosed location near the border area, as seen from a South Korean guard area. South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals’ land border Tuesday for the second time this month, South Korea’s military said.
But, more deeply, it can also be understood in light of the long, often violent history of the unique border set up after the 1950-53 Korean War. It ended with an armistice, instead of a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula divided, and technically still in a state of war.On Tuesday, South Korean troops broadcast warnings and fired warning shots to turn back North Korean soldiers — somewhere between 20 to 30 — who briefly crossed the demarcation line in the DMZ.
When North Korean soldiers briefly crossed a different part of the line on June 11, the same scenario played out: Warning shots from the South; a North Korean withdrawal.The demarcation line, in many parts of the DMZ, is simply a sign mounted on a stick or a slice of concrete. The North’s accidental intrusions this month may have been caused by a sudden jump in North Korean troops fortifying their side of the border.
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