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Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.
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Korean War
1950–1953 war between North and South Korea
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sancheong–Hamyang massacre
1951 massacre of unarmed civilians by South Korean forces during the Korean War
The Sancheong and Hamyang massacre was a massacre conducted by a unit of the South Korean Army 11th Division during the Korean War. On 7 February 1951, 705 unarmed citizens in Sancheong and Hamyang, South Gyeongsang district of South Korea were killed. The victims were civilians…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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