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Korean War

July 28, 2013

July 27 marks 60 years since the armistice that ended the bloodshed of the Korean War. But reconciliation and unification seem as unlikely now as it did then.

A South Korean soldier walks up the stairs at an observation post, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, March 12, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)
Image: Reuters

July 27 marks 60 years since the armistice that ended the bloodshed of the Korean War. But reconciliation and unification seem as unlikely now as it did then.

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