2 Koreas remove firearms, guard posts, troops from DMZ area

North and South Korea have completed the removal of all firearms and guard posts from part of the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries, in line with last month's inter-Korean agreement aimed at reducing military tensions, the South announced Thursday.The Defense Ministry said the disarmament work, which also involves the U.S.-led United Nations Command, was completed by 1 p.m. in the Joint Security Area, located in the truce village of Panmunjeom.Under the Sept. 19 agreement, each side will be able to station up to 35 unarmed soldiers in the JSA, an 800-meter wide enclave, roug…READ FULL ARTICLE