NEW DELHI, INDIA (HeadlineIndia) – As tensions rise throughout the world, international watchdog groups have raised concerns over the military build-up in the Gobi Desert. According to UNESCO, historical landmarks along the Great Wall are at risk due to the current pace of construction. They warn if new agreements are not made to safeguard these sites, they might be the first casualty of the simmering conflict. Historically, the Gobi Desert was a pilgrimage route dotted with shrines and monasteries, making it a treasure trove of cultural and religious relics stretching back thousands of years.NEW DELHI, INDIA (HeadlineIndia) – As tensions rise throughout the world, international watchdog groups have raised concerns over the military build-up in the Gobi Desert. According to UNESCO, historical landmarks along the Great Wall are at risk due to the current pace of construction. They warn if new agreements are not made to safeguard these sites, they might be the first casualty of the simmering conflict. Historically, the Gobi Desert was a pilgrimage route dotted with shrines and monasteries, making it a treasure trove of cultural and religious relics stretching back thousands of years.

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Encompassing land across China and Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is the world’s sixth largest desert. Its dry, cold climate can fluctuate from extreme heat to frigid temperatures as low as −40 °F. Armies tend to avoid Gobi’s inhospitable atmospheric conditions, with the most famous conflict here being the Battle of Mobei, waged in 119BC during the Han Dynasty.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (RealNewsNow) – Chinese officials have cited a potential humanitarian crisis as the reason they intend to deploy troops along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. In a press conference held yesterday, the Foreign Minister insisted the 1953 armistice will not keep peace on the peninsula ahead of next week’s Redline expiration. According to officials, “Deployment around the Korean Demilitarized Zone is necessary to reinforce a critical boundary and prevent a destabilising refugee crisis”. South Korea has warned any incursion by any nation into the boundary zone will be seen as an act of war.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (RealNewsNow) – Chinese officials have cited a potential humanitarian crisis as the reason they intend to deploy troops along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. In a press conference held yesterday, the Foreign Minister insisted the 1953 armistice will not keep peace on the peninsula ahead of next week’s Redline expiration. According to officials, “Deployment around the Korean Demilitarized Zone is necessary to reinforce a critical boundary and prevent a destabilising refugee crisis”. South Korea has warned any incursion by any nation into the boundary zone will be seen as an act of war.

DMZ

The DMZ was established in 1953 as a buffer zone following the Armistice Agreement that ended the Korean War. Flanked by oceans, this border barrier runs 250km across the Korean Peninsula separating North and South Korea. It is heavily guarded on both sides by soldiers, razor wire, landmines, heavy armaments, and other dangerous deterrents.