jul 26, 1950 - 26–29 JULY 1950 No Gun Ri Massacre

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At the start of the Korean War, in July 1950, an estimated 250-300 North Korean civilians - mostly women and children - were killed by the American 7th Cavalry Regiment in the village of Nogeun-ri, 100 miles southeast of Seoul.

The soldiers were given the order to open fire at the refugees due to reports that North Korean soldiers had infiltrated the group. The U.S. army did not acknowlege any of the survivor's testimony until 2001 when they conducted their own investigation and concluded that it was "an unfortunate tragedy inherent to war and not a deliberate killing".

The Associated Press later uncovered archival documents during the Korean War, which showed that U.S. commanders had adopted a policy of firing on refugee groups near the border during the Korean War.

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