Second Battle of Yeonpyeong

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The Second Battle of Yeonpyeong was a 2002 naval skirmish between North and South Korea near the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea, resulting in casualties on both sides and heightened inter-Korean tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inter-Korean conflict
military engagement
naval battle
aftermath domestic debate in South Korea over naval readiness
increased military alertness on Korean Peninsula
belligerent Korean People's Navy
surface form: Korean People’s Navy

South Korean Navy
surface form: Republic of Korea Navy
casualties casualties on both sides
cause dispute over Northern Limit Line
conflictBetween North Korea
South Korea
conflictPhase post-1990s NLL naval clashes
conflictType border clash
countryInvolved North Korea
surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea
date 2002-06-29
hasLanguageName Korean
locatedIn Yellow Sea
locatedNear Northern Limit Line
Yeonpyeong Island
partOf inter-Korean conflict
post-Korean War clashes
precededBy First Battle of Yeonpyeong
relatedTo Korean conflict
Northern Limit Line disputes
result South Korean tactical victory
heightened inter-Korean tensions
statusOfArmistice Korean Armistice Agreement
surface form: occurred under Korean Armistice Agreement
theater Yellow Sea
surface form: West Sea

Yellow Sea maritime boundary
typeOfEngagement naval skirmish
weaponUsed naval guns
year 2002

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Korean People's Army involvedInConflict Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
Korean People's Navy engagedIn Second Battle of Yeonpyeong