Asia 855
Coding changes: End Date changed from April 23, 1995. Fatalities changed from
None.
MID#4125
Started in June 1999. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/731 North
Korea dyad dispute list.
MID#4218
Dispute Number: 4218
Date(s): March 23, 2000
Participants: 731 North Korea/2 United States of America, 732 South Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: North Korea threatened force against both South Korea and the United
States should vessels from either country cross their claimed waters. North Korea was
trying to revise the post–Korean War settlement line.
MID#4282
Dispute Number: 4282
Date(s): June 2, 2001 to November 10, 2004
Participants: 731 North Korea/732 South Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: This dispute concerns a series of militarized incidents between North
Korea and South Korea along their maritime and land borders. In most cases the
incidents began with North Korean forces provoking a response from South Korean
forces and then withdrawing. Shots were fired in several incidents, but no fatalities
were ever recorded.
MID#4473
Dispute Number: 4473
Date(s): October 28, 2005 to November 13, 2005
Participants: 731 North Korea/732 South Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: South Korean and North Korean forces exchanged fire across the demilita-
rized zone three separate times—once in October and twice in November 2005.
MID#4479
Dispute Number: 4479