North Korean military officer executed for stealing reserve grain
A North Korean military officer arrested for embezzling state reserve grain meant for the armed forces was recently executed in public.
A Daily NK source...
North Korea orders surprise inspections of civilian militias
North Korea has ordered surprise inspections of civilian militias' war readiness across the country, a move a source says is intended to raise domestic...
Two officers seriously injured as North Korea’s new anti-aircraft gun fails rapid-fire test
A gun barrel ruptured during rapid-fire testing of a new North Korean anti-aircraft gun at a firing range in Chongjin in mid-June 2026, seriously...
Officers’ wives brawl over rations as money trumps rank in North Korea
A fistfight broke out between military officers' wives waiting for food rations in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, exposing how money is reshaping the social...
North Korea uses Russia’s Victory Day to push war readiness doctrine
North Korea used its military's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade to conduct ideological indoctrination sessions targeting security officials, in what reflects Pyongyang's effort...
North Korea soldiers forced into soybean farming say officers take the best of the...
North Korean soldiers stationed in Hamhung, the capital of South Hamgyong province, have been mobilized en masse for soybean planting on military-run auxiliary farms,...
North Korea dismisses officials who missed military supply quotas tied to army anniversary
North Korean authorities have launched a sweeping personnel shake-up in South Pyongan province in May 2026, dismissing and reassigning officials who underperformed in a...
North Korean soldiers beat taxi driver who refused free ride in Hyesan
Two soldiers beat a taxi driver bloody in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, after he refused to give them a free ride, according to a Daily...
Political bloodlines drive North Korea’s Social Safety Forces recruitment
North Korea's annual military conscription season is now underway, and the Social Safety Forces — the country's internal security force, roughly equivalent to South...
Kim Jong Un marks special forces anniversary with rest order and ideological crackdown
North Korea issued a special order to its special operations forces on April 3, 2026, marking the first anniversary of leader Kim Jong Un's...
