Latest "Demilitarized zone" stories

Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier

Pvt. Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the U.S.

By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 months ago

2 Koreas complete the disarming of 22 guard posts

The North and South Korean militaries completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front-line guard posts on Saturday as they continue to implement a wide-ranging agreement reached in September to reduce tensions across the world’s most fortified border, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said.

5 years ago

Koreas, UN finish removing firearms from border village

The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command finished removing firearms and troops from a jointly controlled area at a border village on Thursday, as part of agreements to reduce decades-long animosity on the Korean Peninsula.

5 years ago

North Korean leader agrees to dismantle main nuclear site if US takes similar action

The two Koreas agreed to set up buffer zones, no-fly zone on border to reduce military tensions.

5 years ago

Russia, Turkey to create demilitarized zone for Syria’s Idlib

The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib region, the last major stronghold of anti-government rebels where fears had been running high of a devastating offensive by government forces.

5 years ago

When the Korean leaders meet: Can roads pave the way to denuclearization?

The biggest obstacle might be the United States.

5 years ago