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South Korea says North Korea has planted a million landmines along border since 2024

Seoul says the newly laid mines are in addition to the nearly two million landmines buried along the buffer zone between the two countries

The Independent UK · Oct 23

N Korean mines likely behind blasts that injured 3 South Korean personnel, Seoul says

Three South Korean officers were injured in explosions, likely caused by North Korean mines within the demilitarised zone. The joint chiefs of staff and US-led United Nations Command confirmed the preliminary findings after an investigation. Witnesses reported seeing an object resembling a wooden-box land mine near the site of the…

The Times of India · Sep 28

When an American officer tried to cut down a tree, North Korean soldiers attacked with axes, bringing the US and North Korea to the brink of war

A routine tree trimming job inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone nearly ignited a major military crisis. North Korean soldiers attacked a United Nations Command work party, killing two American officers. This incident, known as the Axe Murder Incident, prompted a massive military response. Operation Paul Bunyan involved hundreds of troops…

The Times of India · Aug 6

A look at some American who crossed into North Korea over the past years

The U.S.-led United Nations Command is trying to secure the release of an unidentified U.S. soldier who entered North Korea from the South Korean side of a border village

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

North and South Korea violated armistice with drones: UN Command

Flying drones into each other’s airspace violated an armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War, UN says.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2023

Both North and South Korea violated armistice with drone flights, U.N. command says

Both North and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other's airspace in December, the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2023