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these lines traced on the map are
veritable hot beds for violence welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most dangerous international boarders
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ll
be looking at borders separating
countries around the world that have
developed a reputation for being very
dangerous or risky either along the
border itself or in a larger sense due
to disputes between the two countries
number 10 USA and Mexico it might be the
most traveled border in the world but
don’t mistake volume for general safety
between border checkpoints things get
ugly fast
hundreds of thousands of Mexicans
attempt to enter the country illegally
each year though the u.s. Border Patrol
rarely employs lethal force it does
happen then there’s the overeager
civilian vigilante Border Patrol’s the
biggest cause for concern however is
drug trafficking and the violence it is
brought on the Mexican side the cities
of Juarez and Reynosa have come to feel
like war zones while many Texan town’s
are among the most dangerous border
communities in the country number 9
ethiopia and eritrea located in the Horn
of Africa Ethiopia and Eritrea saw their
war come to an end in 2000 but that was
far from the end of hostilities the
boundary separating their respective
nations remains contested though a
commission funded by the United Nations
declared that the town and surrounding
areas of bad may is rightfully a part of
Eritrea Ethiopia continues to occupy it
in the end both have declared themselves
to be in at least partial disagreement
with the Commission’s official 2002
verdict and as such tensions remain high
there have been armed conflicts in 2008
and 2016 with no signs of a permanent
peace number 8 Sudan and South Sudan
they might share a name but there’s a
long history of differences between
these two nations South Sudan was
officially formed in 2011 following a
2005 peace treaty that brought an end to
the Second Sudanese civil war sadly the
peace was not to last in 2012 an armed
conflict The Hague lit crisis broke out
between the newly established neighbors
then in 2013 just two years after
winning their independence via
referendum South Sudan became embroiled
in their very own civil war given the
continued instability in human rights
violations
in South Sudan it’s safe to call this
border a dangerous one
number seven Russia and Ukraine these
two countries have had a long and bloody
relationship it was particularly bad
under Stalin who began pushing Russian
identity across the entirety of the
Soviet Union and who caused the death of
millions of Ukrainians with a man-made
famine many decades later theirs remains
aboard a defined by conflict in 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin took
the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine given
Ukraine’s instability and the revolution
they had just undergone it was a perfect
opportunity for Putin to reclaim this
land in the name of Russia this border
has understandably become a stressful
and tricky one to navigate number six
Afghanistan and Pakistan these two
nations are separated by the Durand Line
unfortunately it cuts right through
certain ethnic areas such as the Pashtun
zanbil ooch because of this and other
geopolitical concerns the Durand Line is
the site of much conflict at various
points it has been called the world’s
most dangerous border given that it
serves as a major crossing point and hub
for drug and arms traffickers due to the
historical lack of government control in
the area it has long been a hotbed for
terrorists in the early 21st century
however attacks in both countries have
resulted in greater militarization of
the border
number five China and North Korea the
Hermit Kingdom has its enemies but for
decades China has served as arguably its
closest ally not only in the form of a
1961 friendship treaty but also by
providing a channel for outside goods
that relationship has become seriously
strained however by North Korea’s
nuclear efforts and the seizure of
Chinese fishing boats there have been
reports of Chinese troops defensively
amassing along the border and concerns
over a major refugee crisis China
presents the easiest defection point and
given the instability in North Korea
China has reportedly begun building
refugee camps while North Korea for its
part has tightened its security number
for Israel and Palestine the border
separating these two states is one of
seemingly endless conflict and change
Palestine currently consists of Gaza and
parts of the West Bank in 2017 due to
security concerns Israel actually closed
the only two border crossing points in
and out of Gaza
Kerem Shalom and Arras both have been
reopened and closed repeatedly since
that same year Israel also closed off
all of the West Bank and Gaza for 11
days of Jewish holidays
given that there seems to be violence
between Palestine and Israel on a near
daily basis there’s simply no guaranteed
safe way to visit these borders number
three
Chad and Sudan while we’ve already
addressed its issues to the South
Sudan’s western border shared with Chad
is also problematic chiefly Darfur this
western region of Sudan has been the
site of ongoing conflict and unrest
since 2003 when various rebel groups
began fighting the Sudanese government
during this drawn-out conflict which
continues to this day
the Sudanese government accused the
neighboring nation Chad of supporting
the rebels Chad for their part accused
Sudan of supporting the rebels in the
Chadian Civil War although the two now
work together to police the border the
unresolved conflict remains a serious
cause for concern number two India and
Pakistan Pakistan doesn’t just have
issues along the Durand Line but with
India to the east as well since 1947
when these two nations both gained their
independence they’ve been at odds three
additional wars and countless minor
conflicts have made this border run with
blood in 2014 through 2015 there were a
number of skirmishes in the Kashmir
region which built towards a more
significant conflict in 2016
since 1959 the border forces on both
sides of partaken in a lowering of the
flag ceremony to celebrate fraternity
and rivalry between the two nations but
the rivalry always seems to keep going
before we unveil our top pick here are a
number one North Korea and South Korea
there’s perhaps no border more infamous
in the world than the one that separates
North and South Korea as part of the
Korean Armistice Agreement a
demilitarized zone two point five miles
wide and 160 miles long was established
although you can safely visit the DMZ
from the South Korean side the northern
side has become notorious given that it
is strictly guarded in order to prevent
defection it’s been estimated that some
1,000 North Koreans attempt it every
year but most do so through China
why because fleeing directly across this
heavily guarded border is challenging
you [Music]
these lines traced on the map are
veritable hot beds for violence welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most dangerous international boarders
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ll
be looking at borders separating
countries around the world that have
developed a reputation for being very
dangerous or risky either along the
border itself or in a larger sense due
to disputes between the two countries
number 10 USA and Mexico it might be the
most traveled border in the world but
don’t mistake volume for general safety
between border checkpoints things get
ugly fast
hundreds of thousands of Mexicans
attempt to enter the country illegally
each year though the u.s. Border Patrol
rarely employs lethal force it does
happen then there’s the overeager
civilian vigilante Border Patrol’s the
biggest cause for concern however is
drug trafficking and the violence it is
brought on the Mexican side the cities
of Juarez and Reynosa have come to feel
like war zones while many Texan town’s
are among the most dangerous border
communities in the country number 9
ethiopia and eritrea located in the Horn
of Africa Ethiopia and Eritrea saw their
war come to an end in 2000 but that was
far from the end of hostilities the
boundary separating their respective
nations remains contested though a
commission funded by the United Nations
declared that the town and surrounding
areas of bad may is rightfully a part of
Eritrea Ethiopia continues to occupy it
in the end both have declared themselves
to be in at least partial disagreement
with the Commission’s official 2002
verdict and as such tensions remain high
there have been armed conflicts in 2008
and 2016 with no signs of a permanent
peace number 8 Sudan and South Sudan
they might share a name but there’s a
long history of differences between
these two nations South Sudan was
officially formed in 2011 following a
2005 peace treaty that brought an end to
the Second Sudanese civil war sadly the
peace was not to last in 2012 an armed
conflict The Hague lit crisis broke out
between the newly established neighbors
then in 2013 just two years after
winning their independence via
referendum South Sudan became embroiled
in their very own civil war given the
continued instability in human rights
violations
in South Sudan it’s safe to call this
border a dangerous one
number seven Russia and Ukraine these
two countries have had a long and bloody
relationship it was particularly bad
under Stalin who began pushing Russian
identity across the entirety of the
Soviet Union and who caused the death of
millions of Ukrainians with a man-made
famine many decades later theirs remains
aboard a defined by conflict in 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin took
the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine given
Ukraine’s instability and the revolution
they had just undergone it was a perfect
opportunity for Putin to reclaim this
land in the name of Russia this border
has understandably become a stressful
and tricky one to navigate number six
Afghanistan and Pakistan these two
nations are separated by the Durand Line
unfortunately it cuts right through
certain ethnic areas such as the Pashtun
zanbil ooch because of this and other
geopolitical concerns the Durand Line is
the site of much conflict at various
points it has been called the world’s
most dangerous border given that it
serves as a major crossing point and hub
for drug and arms traffickers due to the
historical lack of government control in
the area it has long been a hotbed for
terrorists in the early 21st century
however attacks in both countries have
resulted in greater militarization of
the border
number five China and North Korea the
Hermit Kingdom has its enemies but for
decades China has served as arguably its
closest ally not only in the form of a
1961 friendship treaty but also by
providing a channel for outside goods
that relationship has become seriously
strained however by North Korea’s
nuclear efforts and the seizure of
Chinese fishing boats there have been
reports of Chinese troops defensively
amassing along the border and concerns
over a major refugee crisis China
presents the easiest defection point and
given the instability in North Korea
China has reportedly begun building
refugee camps while North Korea for its
part has tightened its security number
for Israel and Palestine the border
separating these two states is one of
seemingly endless conflict and change
Palestine currently consists of Gaza and
parts of the West Bank in 2017 due to
security concerns Israel actually closed
the only two border crossing points in
and out of Gaza
Kerem Shalom and Arras both have been
reopened and closed repeatedly since
that same year Israel also closed off
all of the West Bank and Gaza for 11
days of Jewish holidays
given that there seems to be violence
between Palestine and Israel on a near
daily basis there’s simply no guaranteed
safe way to visit these borders number
three
Chad and Sudan while we’ve already
addressed its issues to the South
Sudan’s western border shared with Chad
is also problematic chiefly Darfur this
western region of Sudan has been the
site of ongoing conflict and unrest
since 2003 when various rebel groups
began fighting the Sudanese government
during this drawn-out conflict which
continues to this day
the Sudanese government accused the
neighboring nation Chad of supporting
the rebels Chad for their part accused
Sudan of supporting the rebels in the
Chadian Civil War although the two now
work together to police the border the
unresolved conflict remains a serious
cause for concern number two India and
Pakistan Pakistan doesn’t just have
issues along the Durand Line but with
India to the east as well since 1947
when these two nations both gained their
independence they’ve been at odds three
additional wars and countless minor
conflicts have made this border run with
blood in 2014 through 2015 there were a
number of skirmishes in the Kashmir
region which built towards a more
significant conflict in 2016
since 1959 the border forces on both
sides of partaken in a lowering of the
flag ceremony to celebrate fraternity
and rivalry between the two nations but
the rivalry always seems to keep going
before we unveil our top pick here are a
number one North Korea and South Korea
there’s perhaps no border more infamous
in the world than the one that separates
North and South Korea as part of the
Korean Armistice Agreement a
demilitarized zone two point five miles
wide and 160 miles long was established
although you can safely visit the DMZ
from the South Korean side the northern
side has become notorious given that it
is strictly guarded in order to prevent
defection it’s been estimated that some
1,000 North Koreans attempt it every
year but most do so through China
why because fleeing directly across this
heavily guarded border is challenging
you [Music]
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