# demilitarised zone

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2022

Unidentified person enters North Korea from South in rare border breach

More than 30,000 people have fled to South Korea in the decades since the Korean War, but crossings to the North are rare.

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Jan 2nd 2022, 11:26 AM

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# demilitarised zone

Multiple shots fired from North Korea at guard post across border, says South

The fire exchange took place a day after North Korea reported its leader Kim Jong Un’s first public appearance in some 20 days.

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May 3rd 2020, 7:37 AM

# Syria

Syria war: Russia and Turkey agree demilitarised zone around Idlib

The move is aimed at preventing a military assault on the rebel-held province.

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Sep 17th 2018, 6:42 PM

# tensions rising

As Coveney mulls decision on Irish troops, Israel shoots down Syrian plane in Golan Heights

It’s the first time since 1985 that Israel has downed a Syrian plane.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 5:41 PM

# demilitarised zone

'Buffer zones' outside abortion clinics in the US have been ruled illegal

The ‘buffer zones’ meant anti-abortion protesters had to stay 35-feet from clinics.

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Jun 26th 2014, 9:17 PM

# Korea

North Korea 'will cancel Korean War ceasefire' if military drills continue

Pyongyang says it will tear up the 1953 armistice in response to US attempts to pursue UN sanctions against it.

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Mar 5th 2013, 1:26 PM

# Korea

Leaflet bombs: North Korea drops propaganda pamphlets on the South

South Korean soldiers were reported to have collected thousands of leaflets floated by the North across the frontier as relations worsen between the two countries still technically at war.

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Jul 26th 2012, 10:49 AM

# tensions

Obama warns North Korea against conducting rocket test

The US president said there will be consequences if North Korea goes ahead with its plans to test a long-range rocket next month.

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Mar 25th 2012, 4:55 PM