Korean War
Military Conflict
SKorea's president set to meet North's Kim Jong Il...talks in April. The negotiations involve the United States, South Korea, China, Russia and Japan. North and South Korea fought the 1950-53 Korean War that ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, leaving them still technically at war. In this article: Kim Jong Il, Lee Myung-bak, South Korea, North Korea, Korean War, Kim Dae-jung, Seoul, Japan, and United States |
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TIME | 15 hours ago
Is Time Running Out to Dig Up South Korea's Mass Graves?
...working for South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission have been unearthing remains there and at 11 other mass graves from the Korean War. By piecing together and acknowledging the massacres, they say, South Koreans can finally...
In this article: South Korea, Seoul, Lee Myung Bak, Democracy, and South Korean army
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Times Online | 1 day ago
Commission calls on South Korea to apologise for wartime massacre
...than 7,000 South Koreans concerning 1,200 alleged incidents, including killings of South Koreans by US forces. The Korean War The Korean War, which began with the North Korean invasion in 1950 and petered out three years later, is the...
In this article: South Korea, Seoul, UN, Roh Moo Hyun, North Korea, US, and Democracy
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Today in History - Nov. 26
...men were killed. In 1949, India adopted a constitution as a republic within the British Commonwealth. In 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the U.S. and South...
In this article: New York, United States, Suicide, World War II, Kappa Alpha Society, University of Notre Dame, and Union College
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BBC News | 4 days ago
China and N Korea in defence bond
...talks on the ending of Pyongyang's nuclear programmes. China has been a firm ally of the North since they fought together in the Korean War against the South. Analysts have noted, however, that China appears increasingly willing to push...
In this article: North Korea, China, Pyongyang, United States, Barack Obama, and Japan
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AP Online | November 13, 2009
NKorea vows to defend itself after sea clash
...sea border and fought battles in the area in 1999 and 2002. The North insists a line imposed by the U.N. command at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War be redrawn farther south, a demand rejected by South Korea. North Korea's military also...
In this article: North Korea, South Korea, Seoul, Barack Obama, State Department, United States, Pyongyang, and Washington
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The News Tribune | November 11, 2009
Marines' memories of Korean War won't be forgotten
...making the rounds at several Grays Harbor-area radio stations to promote a signing event today for the book, which chronicles the Korean War exploits of numerous veterans who shipped out from the area. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian) The Boys of...
In this article: Bronze Star and Aberdeen
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The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953. Both Koreas were attempting to re-unify Korea under their respective governments, with both sides supported by external powers. While some have referred to the conflict as a civil war, many other factors were at play. The term has also been used to describe both the events preceding and following the main hostilities.
After disputes arose regarding elections concerning the entirety of Korea, as well as escalating border conflicts at the 38th Parallel; the North Korean Army assaulted the South on June 25, 1950. The conflict was then expanded by the United States and the Soviet Union's involvement as part of a proxy war in the greater Cold War.
- Name:
- Korean War
- Date:
- June 25, 1950
- Outcome:
- Cease-fire; North Korean invasion repelled; establishment of Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ); a few territorial changes along the 38th parallel, but essentially uti possidetis.
- Location:
- Korean Peninsula
- Combatant:
- North Korea and Allies:
- Casualties:
- 175,743 wounded
- Part of:
- the Cold War
- Strength:
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- 260,000
- 590,911
- Commander:
- Syngman Rhee
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