In this handout photo provided by South Korea's Ministry of National Defence, South Korean soldiers conduct onsite verifications at DPRK guard posts within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), on Dec. 12, 2018. South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) verified the pullout of 11 guard posts each across the inter-Korean border Wednesday inside the DMZ, which has left the Korean Peninsula divided since the 1950-53 Korean war ended with armistice. (Xinhua/South Korean Ministry of National Defence)