Korean War
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| Locations | Korean Peninsula |
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About Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. As a product of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea had been split into two sovereign states in 1948.
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North and South Korea shots exchange, after Kim Jong-appears un
It is not clear what caused the first shots
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the Two Countries .
Seoul's military said, shots from The North meets a guard post in the Central Border Town of Cheorwon. He said he returned fire and delivered A Warning .
Such incidents on The World 's most fortified border, are rare.
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said to the American media, the shots from The North believed to be, were "random".
Meanwhile, South Korea 's Yonhap news agency " quoted a Government Official as saying the shots were probably not intentionally.
No injuries were reported in The Incident . Military in The South say, there were no signs of unusual troop movements.
There is a "small possibility" that the shots of The North -intends to Korea, according to The South Korean military. But at this stage it is unclear how they have managed evaluation.
Even if it was an accident or a miscalculation, it just shows how important it is to keep troops, to ensure the level of the heads in the heavily fortified DMZ, The Situation is not much worse.
If it was a tactical decision by North Korea , then that's a whole other thing.
The timing is interesting. There are only 24 hours since The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un appeared again after a 21-day absence. There is also a large number of military drills in The North in The Last few months to improve the willingness to fight a "real war," according to state media.
Pyongyang has sometimes, the tactic to escalate or de-escalate, with his military swagger as leverage in later negotiations.
But each of the characters out of direct fire will be a disappointment for many in South Korea . There is a lot of work in The Last two years to reduce tensions between the Two Countries , after President Moon Jae-in, met with Kim Jong-un. The Two Sides signed a military Agreement , - any intentional shots would be the violation of the Pact.
The Last time The North of the fire on The South happened in the year 2017, when North Korea made against the soldier, a dash across the military Demarcation Line to defect.
The demilitarised zone (DMZ) after the Korean War in 1953, a Buffer Zone between the Two Countries .
For The Past two years, the government in Seoul is trying the heavy fortified border in a zone of peace.
the easing of military tensions on The Border was one of the agreements, the meeting between the leaders of the Two Countries to a summit in Pyongyang in September 2018.
Kim Jong-un back in the public eye, reported The North Korean state media on Friday, followed, sparked intense global speculation about his Health .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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