Editing Demilitarized zone (section)

=={{anchor|Current demilitarized (mostly neutral) zones}}Current demilitarized zones==
[[File:Korean dmz map.png|thumb|The [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] incorporates territory on both sides of the [[Korean Armistice Agreement|ceasefire line]] as it existed at the end of the [[Korean War]] (1950–53).]]
[[File:Cyprus districts named.png|thumb|The [[United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus|UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus]] marks the southernmost points that the Turkish troops occupied during the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]] in August 1974.]]
* [[Antarctica]]&nbsp;– The [[Antarctic Treaty System|Antarctic Treaty]] forbids [[military activity in Antarctica]], such as "the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military manoeuvres, as well as the testing of any type of weapon". The Treaty does however provide for the "use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purpose".<ref>{{citation |work=[[Antarctic Treaty]] |year=1959 |title=art. 1}}</ref>
* [[Joint Control Commission]]&nbsp;– Known locally as the Dniester Valley Security Zone, the demilitarized buffer zone was created by the cease-fire agreement ending the [[War of Transnistria]]. The Commission's peacekeeping mission monitors the demilitarized zone which roughly outlines the [[Dnister]] river between [[Moldova]] and [[Transnistria]]. It is 225 kilometers long and from 1 to 15 kilometers wide.
* [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]]&nbsp;– The [[Korean Armistice Agreement]] created a 4&nbsp;km (2.5&nbsp;mi)-wide demilitarized zone between [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] following the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{citation |work=[[Korean Armistice Agreement]] |year=1953 |title=art. 1}}</ref> It is currently one of the most heavily militarized areas in the world despite the name.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/06/24/the-worlds-most-dangerous-borders/ |title=The world's most dangerous borders |first=Philip |last=Walker |magazine=Foreign Policy |date=24 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308153821/http://foreignpolicy.com/2011/06/24/the-worlds-most-dangerous-borders/ |archive-date=8 March 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Kuwait–Iraq barrier]]&nbsp;– The [[United Nations Security Council]] approved the creation of a demilitarized zone between [[Iraq]] and [[Kuwait]] in [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 689|Resolution 689]] after the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]]. Although the demilitarized zone is no longer mandated by the council, it continues to exist.
* [[Martín García Island]]&nbsp;– An Argentine island surrounded by [[Uruguayan]] waters of the [[Río de la Plata]], according to the 45th article of the [[1973 Boundary Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina|Río de la Plata Treaty]] it states that "the Martín García Island will be destined exclusively as a natural reserve for the conservation and preservation of the native fauna and flora, under the jurisdiction of the [[Argentine Republic]]", stating a demilitarized zone in the island.
* [[Preah Vihear Temple]]&nbsp;– The [[International Court of Justice]] had ordered the creation of a "provisional demilitarized zone" around the Temple whose ownership [[Cambodian–Thai border dispute|is claimed]] by both [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/151/16564.pdf |title=Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear (''Cambodia v. Thailand'') |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017164648/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/151/16564.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2013 |date=18 July 2011 |work=[[International Court of Justice]] |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sinai Peninsula]]&nbsp;– The [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty]] sets a limit to the amount of forces [[Egypt]] can place in the Sinai Peninsula. Parts of the peninsula are demilitarized to various degrees, especially within {{convert|20|-|40|km|abbr=off}} of [[Israel]]. Israel also agreed to limit its forces within {{convert|3|km|abbr=off}} of the Egyptian border.<ref name=MFA>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Camp%20David%20Accords Camp David Accords&nbsp;– Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903011255/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Camp%20David%20Accords |date=3 September 2011 }}</ref> The areas are monitored by the [[Multinational Force and Observers]].<ref name="10TAGpgA-1">10 Tactical Air Group: ''Canadian Contingent Multinational Force and Observers Handbook'' (unclassified), page A-1. DND, Ottawa, 1986.</ref> Because of the [[Sinai insurgency]] all sides agreed and encouraged Egypt to send large amounts of military forces into the area, including tanks and helicopters, to fight Islamist groups.<ref name=jpost120809>{{cite news|last=Keinon|first=Herb|url=http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Israel-OKs-Egypt-attack-helicopters-in-Sinai|title=Israel OKs Egypt attack helicopters in Sinai|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=9 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=haaretz120816>{{cite news|last=Issacharoff|first=Avi|title=Egypt deployed troops in Sinai without Israel's prior approval|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/egypt-deployed-troops-in-sinai-without-israel-s-prior-approval-1.458511|access-date=24 August 2012|newspaper=Haaretz|date=16 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=jpost131029>{{cite news|last=Keinon|first=Herb|title=Int'l force in Sinai quiet amid concern of violations|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Intl-force-in-Sinai-quiet-amid-concern-of-violations|access-date=29 October 2013|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=21 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=jpost130715>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Israel-approves-Egypts-request-to-increase-forces-in-Sinai-319907|title=Israel approves Egypt's request to increase forces in Sinai|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=15 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Sudan]]&nbsp;– A {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} demilitarized zone along the [[Sudan]] – [[South Sudan]] border.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13603232 |title=Sudan agrees demilitarised zone for north-south border |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=31 May 2011 |access-date=24 October 2015 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/africa/sudan-south-sudan-agreement/ |title=Sudan, South Sudan agree to pull troops from demilitarized zone |first1=Amir |last1=Ahmed |first2=Greg |last2=Botelho |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.]] |date=9 March 2013 |access-date=24 October 2015 |work=[[Cable News Network]]}}</ref>
* [[United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus]]&nbsp;– The United Nations Security Council created a buffer zone separating the self-proclaimed, internationally unrecognized [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] from the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]]. It was authorized by [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 186|Resolution 186]] and is patrolled by the [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus]].
* [[United Nations Disengagement Observer Force#UNDOF Zone|United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone]]&nbsp;– The United Nations Security Council approved the creation of a demilitarized zone in a portion of the [[Israel]]i-[[Israeli-occupied territories|occupied territory]] of the [[Golan Heights]] in [[Syria]] in [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 350|Resolution 350]] after the [[Yom Kippur War]]. The zone is monitored by the [[United Nations Disengagement Observer Force]].
* [[Åland]]&nbsp;– The [[Åland convention|Åland Convention of 1921]], which was concluded following a decision of the [[League of Nations]] in response to the [[Åland crisis]], mandates that the [[Finland|Finnish]] government maintain the territory as a demilitarized area.