Yeonpyeong, famous for its crabbing industry and home to about 1,700 civilians as well as South Korean military installations. [32] The usual firing range is 40 kilometres (22 nmi) by 20 kilometres (11 nmi) in size and runs parallel to the NLL to the south-west of Yeonpyeong Island. [54][55] Notably, however, there is little to no evidence in support of South Korean casualty claims. [35], With power on Yeonpyeong knocked out and several fires breaking out as a result of the North Korean shelling, the South Korean military ordered civilians to evacuate to bunkers. It is also an inhumane atrocity, in which [North Korea] indiscriminately fired shells into unarmed civilian residential areas." US envoy: N Korea nuclear plant 'provocative', VOANews "S. 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The bombardment took place in two waves, from 14:34 to 14:55 and again from 15:10 to 15:41. [9] The countries' western maritime boundary has long been a flash point between the two Koreas.[8]. The incident caused an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompted widespread international condemnation of the North's actions. In 2010, North Korea launched an artillery bombardment of South Koreas Yeonpyeong Island, killing four, wounding 18, and damaging over 100 buildings. Around 1,500 of the 1,780 people resident on the island were taken aboard fishing boats and government vessels, with many of them being taken to Incheon on the mainland. [68] It has also been suggested that the attack was linked to the North's need for food aid. The North Koreans are believed to have fired around 170 rounds from a multiple-rocket launcher, hitting various spots on the larger of the two Yeonpyeong islands including a village and South Korean military installations. He said that the military had "strengthened our surveillance and monitoring to keep watch on North Korean military activities through close cooperation with the United States. [2] South Korean counterstrikes ended at 16:42. "[13] Under the provisions of the armistice, five Northwest Islands are specifically designated to remain under the jurisdiction of the United Nations. [20] On the same day, South Korea and the United States began the annual Hoguk exercise, a large-scale military drill involving the South Korean and US militaries. [49] [50] [51] [52]. 18:40: Lee Hong-gi, the South's Joint Chief of Staff Director of Operations, holds a press briefing. [10] The NLL was drawn up at a time when a three-nautical-mile territorial waters limit was the norm, but when in the 1970s a twelve nautical mile limit became internationally accepted, the implementation of the NLL prevented North Korea, in areas, from accessing, arguably actual or prospective, territorial waters. Coordinates: 37°40′0″N 125°41′47″E / 37.666667°N 125.69639°E / 37.666667; 125.69639, The bombardment of Yeonpyeong was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010. 15:25: South resumes firing back with K-9 howitzers (30 shells). The Maritime boundary between North & South Korea in the Yellow (West) Sea, NLL – Controversial Sea Border Between S.Korea, DPRK, Northern Limit Line (NLL) West Sea Naval Engagements, North Korea says naval skirmish was 'planned provocation' by South, North Korea's investigation into sinking of Cheonan decries 'conspiratorial farce'. On 25 November, South Korea's defense minister, Kim Tae-young, announced his resignation after he was criticized for leading a response to the incident considered too passive by members of both the ruling and opposition political parties. "My primary guess is that this is a response to the recent international prestige taken by South Korea at the G20. [73], The spokesman of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed concern in a press release and said that "Pakistan urges all concerned to exercise restraint and to resolve all issues peacefully". There are about 30 other small islands nearby. It warned that it would not tolerate firing in what it regarded as its territorial waters. [9] South Korea said it had returned fire and scrambled fighter jets in response to the attack from the north, and said bombardment of civilian areas violated the 1953 armistice halting the Korean War. [33] A Marine colonel on the island indicated the shells had been fired towards the southwest. According to a South Korean military official, shells fired as part of the exercise were directed at waters in the south, away from North Korea. Officially, the North Korean Foreign Ministry stated the North Korean bombardment was retaliation due to South Korea's shelling into sea that North Korea claims as its own. With … The shelling damaged the island greatly. [30] The North Korean government regards the exercises as preparation for a combined arms attack on the North. [31] South Korean forces went ahead with a live-fire exercise in waters off Baengnyeong Island and Yeonpyeong Island within South Korean-held territory. NORTH'S bombardment of border island one of the most serious incidents since the Korean war. [24][25], Days before the incident, the North Korean government revealed their new uranium enrichment facility,[26][27] prompting the South Korean government to consider requesting that the United States station tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea for the first time in 19 years. South Korean media reported that 5–10 North Korean soldiers had been killed and 30 wounded, and the National Intelligence Service suggests damage to North Korean troops had been considerable during the South Korean counter-battery fire. We are closely cooperating to draw up joint response directions. The bombardment of Yeonpyeong was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010. It had originally been intended that the United States Navy and Marine Corps would participate in a joint amphibious exercise in the Yellow (Western) Sea, west of South Korea. According to a source quoted by the newspaper, "Firing artillery across the Northern Limit Line at sea is difficult without a direct order from Pyongyang’s highest authorities; firing inland would have been impossible without the will of Kim Jong-Il. The North Koreans subsequently stated that they had responded to South Korean shells being fired into North Korean territorial waters. Korea threatens 'enormous retaliation' after attack. Locations hit by the North Korean shelling of Daeyeonpyeong. Several Asian currencies weakened against the euro and US$, while at the same time Asian stock markets declined. Two South Korean marines, Hasa (Staff Sergeant) Seo Jeong-wu and Ilbyeong (Lance Corporal) Moon Gwang-wuk, were killed. Despite conventional military superiority, the Republic of Korea-United States (ROK-U.S.) alliance failed to deter this significant North Korean low-intensity provocation (LIP). [65], One year after the event the South Korean military presence on the island had been substantially increased with the deployment of more K-9 howitzers, K-10 automatic ammunition re-supply vehicles, 130-millimeter, 36-round, truck-mounted Kuryong multiple rocket launchers and AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters. The South Korean government called the attack a "clear armed provocation." The G20 highlighted North Korean backwardness in the same way that it highlighted that South Korea was a partner of this global elite organization, setting international rules and the North Koreans don't like this", he said. [34] South Korean Minister of National Defense, Kim Tae-young, said the firing was not part of the Hoguk exercise, but was a separate routine monthly drill carried out 4–5 km away from the NLL,[35] contrary to previous media reports. 2,000 boxes of emergency relief materials and more than 3,500 relief kits and boxes of food were sent to help residents recover. National, Radio-Canada (27 November 2010). [14], In an effort to assert its territorial claims, North Korea has pursued a strategy of challenging South Korean control of the waters south of the NLL. It has made several incursions that have sparked clashes between the two sides, notably a naval battle near Yeonpyeong island in 1999 as well as another engagement in the same area in 2002. This shelling followed a Southern military exercise in the area. North Korea did not dispute or violate the line until 1973. The attack started widespread fires on the island. Kim and his son were reported to have visited the Kaemori artillery base, whence many of the North Korean shells were fired, the day before the attack. The South Korean government has not only announced plans to hold field and simulated exercises on November 23rd (the day of the attack), but will also open a memorial hall […] Yeonpyeong bombardment, indicating multiple reasons for deterrence failure. North Korean fishing vessels often wander into the area and are frequently chased away by South Korean patrol vessels. Sanger, David E.; McDonald, Mark (23 November 2010). File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo If you find our videos helpful you can support us by buying something from amazon. North Korea – Construction Of Nuclear Power Plant. North Korea states that it suffered no military casualties. Two construction workers, Kim Chi-baek, 61, and Bae Bok-chul, 60, were also killed. [43] The Incheon city authorities sent 22 fire engines and ambulances to the island, along with firefighters and paramedics, to help with the recovery and relief effort. "[11], A western maritime line of military control between the two Koreas was established by United Nations Command (UNC) in 1953, called the Northern Limit Line (NLL). In 1999, North Korea drew up their own line, the "West Sea Military Demarcation Line" which claims a maritime boundary farther south that encompasses valuable fishing grounds (though it skirts around South Korean-held islands such as Yeonpyeong). Two South Korean marines, Hasa (Staff Sergeant) Seo Jeong-wu and Ilbyeong (Lance Corporal) Moon Gwang-wuk, were killed. [25] A Marine colonel on the island indicated the shells had been fired towards the southwest. The United Nations declared it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean War,[5] and by December 18, former UN ambassador Bill Richardson said tensions had escalated to become "the most serious crisis on the Korean peninsula since the 1953 armistice, which ended the Korean War". [38] About 108 shells were fired total, according to a North Korean defector who had served in an artillery battery. The bombardment was the first artillery engagement between North Korea and South Korea since the Korean War's armistice in 1953. Occasionally a North Korean patrol tries to enforce its southern claim by traversing the limit line. It killed four South Koreans and hurt 19. Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2020, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Most of the islanders were evacuated in the aftermath of the shelling. [68], The JoongAng Ilbo newspaper suggested that the attack had been ordered by Kim Jong-Il himself. The White House described the attack as an ‘outrageous act’. Around 1,500 of the 1,780 people resident on the island were taken aboard fishing boats and government vessels, with many of them being taken to Incheon on the mainland. image caption The bombardment of Yeonpyeong is the only time North Korea has deliberately attacked civilian territory since the Korean War. It is also an inhumane atrocity, in which [North Korea] indiscriminately fired shells into unarmed civilian residential areas." The Kims had visited a nearby fish farm on 22 November in the company of various senior military figures. 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[52] However, Lee Hong-gi, the Director of Operations of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), claimed that as a result of the South Korean retaliation "there may be a considerable number of North Korean casualties". "[59], On 24 November, the US aircraft carrier departed for joint exercises in the Yellow Sea with the Republic of Korea Navy, in part to deter further North Korean military action but also to "send a message"[60] to China. Two South Korean marines died during the North Korean bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23, 2010. 15:30: South telexes the North's military general level talk representative requesting an immediate halt to artillery shelling. [22], In an effort to assert its territorial claims, North Korea has pursued a strategy of challenging South Korean control of the waters south of the NLL. [20][21], The United Nations Command perspective remained unchanging, explaining that the NLL must be maintained until any new maritime military demarcation line could be [58] Lee Hong-gi of the JCS told the media that the attack had been a "premeditated, intentional illegal violation of the U.N. Convention, the Armistice Agreement and the inter-Korean non-aggression accord. If you find our videos helpful you can support us by buying something from amazon. The North Koreans subsequently stated that they had responded to South Korean shells being fired into North Korean territorial waters. 19:00: North Korea's Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army releases a statement labelled "Our Army is Making No Empty Talk" publicized through KCNA. [63], On 21 December, South Korea carried out another live-fire artillery exercise into the same disputed waters just south of the NLL, despite diplomatic opposition from China and Russia. 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