North Korea rebuilds border posts after crumbling security deal

Tensions between North and South Korea have escalated as North Korea sent troops to rebuild guard posts along the border, which had been taken down as part of a 2018 agreement aimed at easing tensions.

South Korea reported on November 27 that North Korean soldiers had begun to rebuild guard posts on the frontier, according to AP, after already poor relations deteriorated even further over Pyonygyang's latest satellite launch, suspected to be for reconnaissance purposes, which violated UN Security Council resolutions.

Seoul further disclosed that it believes all 11 border posts within the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas to be restored in the near future.

The launch of a satellite by North Korea started the latest cycle of tensions, which Pyongyang explained was prompted by a need to monitor the United States and its allies.