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Demilitarized Zone
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The DMZ itself is flanked by two heavily fortified areas: the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), which runs down the center of the zone, and the Military Control Lines (MCLs), which mark the outer edges of the zone, just inside North and South Korean territory.
The South Korean side maintains extensive infrastructure to manage the security perimeter, including the Joint Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom. The JSA is unique in that it is the only location where soldiers from both sides regularly confront each other face-to-face. Patrols entering the JSA are known to …