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The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming from Inchon linked up with UN forces that had broken out of the Pusan Perimeter and began a general counteroffensive.
The United Nations condemned North Korea's actions and approved an American-led intervention force to defend South Korea. In September, UN forces landed at Inchon and retook Seoul. Under the leadership of US General Douglas MacArthur , UN forces pushed north, reaching the Chinese border.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 83, adopted on June 27, 1950, determined that the attack on the Republic of Korea by forces from North Korea constituted a breach of the peace. The Council called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for the authorities in North Korea to withdraw their armed forces to the 38th parallel .
The Sunchon tunnel massacre was a death march followed by a massacre of American POWs during the UN offensive into North Korea.The death march began in October 1950 when around 180 prisoners of war who had survived the Tiger Death March from Seoul to Pyongyang [2] were loaded onto railcars by the Korean People's Army (KPA) and transported deep into North Korea.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean state media reported for the first time Wednesday on the political instability in South Korea, focusing on mass protests calling for the ouster of President ...
The objectives of the North Koreans' offensive was divided into three lines. The aim of the first one was to pass Gaeseong, Munsan and Seoul. The second was to pass Uijeongbu and Seoul and the goal of the third was to pass Chuncheon. Of these three lines, the Chuncheon advance was halted, but the Gaeseong-Munsan line, after a 1-day delay, broke ...
North Korea has called South Korea a 'fascistic dictatorship' after its short-lived martial law. South Korea has democratic elections, while Kim Jong Un exerts near-total control over North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been working to assist Russian President Vladimir Putin in his brutal war against Ukraine. AP But half a world away, North Korea has stepped up the tempo of its ...