Ceasefire
Aceasefire(ortruce) is a stoppage of awaror any armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees with the other to stop aggressive actions for some time. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formalpeace treaty,but they have also been called part of an informal understanding between opposing forces.
Historical examples
[change|change source]World War I
[change|change source]On December 24, 1914, duringWorld War I,there was an unofficial ceasefire as both the Germans and the British sought to observeChristmas(the "Christmas Truce" ). There was no treaty signed, and after a few days the war resumed.
Korean War
[change|change source]A ceasefire was reached on July 27, 1953 to halt the conflict of theKorean Warand establish ademilitarized zone.But nopeacetreatyhas been signed. Therefore, officiallyNorthandSouth Koreaare still at war.
Present examples
[change|change source]Kashmir conflict
[change|change source]Pakistan'sgovernmenthas repeatedly claimed that theRepublic of Indiais violating theSimla Agreementby constructing a fence along the cesefire line in theKashmir Conflict.Then-Pakistani Presidentand ex-ArmyChief of Army Staff (Pakistan)Pervez Musharrafpromised in 2002 to curb infiltration into theTerritorial dispute.After the November 2003 ceasefire line agreement, building resumed and was completed in late 2004. LoCfencingwas completed inKashmir ValleyandJammu regionon 30 September 2004.[1]According toIndianMilitarysources, the fence has reduced by 80% the numbers of militants who routinely cross into the occupied territory of the disputed state to attack Indian soldiers.[2]
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Another example of a ceasefire in theIsraeli–Palestinian conflictwas announced between theState of Israeland thePalestinian National Authorityon February 8, 2005. When announced, chiefPalestiniannegotiatorSaeb Erekat publicly defined the ceasefire as follows: "We have agreed that today President Mahmoud Abbas will declare a full cessation of violence against Israelis anywhere and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will declare a full cessation of violence and military activities against Palestinians anywhere."[3]
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[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑"LoC fencing completed: Mukherjee".The Times Of India.16 December 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-22.Retrieved2013-11-08.
- ↑"Harsh weather likely to damage LoC fencing".Daily Times.Retrieved2007-07-31.
- ↑Wedeman, Ben (2005-02-07)."Mideast cease-fire expected Tuesday".Raz, Guy; Koppel, Andrea. CNN.Retrieved2007-01-03.