High-ranking North Korean military official executed for calling Kim Jong Un’s special order “unrealistic”
A high-ranking military cadre was reportedly executed for the crime of criticizing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s recent “special order” to supply food...
North Korean military encourages use of the “Pyongyang cultural language”
North Korean military authorities have recently railed against the use of South Korean expressions, strongly encouraging young soldiers to use the so-called “Pyongyang cultural...
North Korean soldier deserts his Haeju-based military unit while armed
An armed North Korean soldier recently deserted from his unit, the 4th Corps in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, Daily NK has learned.
According to a...
North Korean leadership faults military for causing “grave incident”
North Korea’s leadership has raised serious issues with how the military carried out the “special order” by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to...
North Korea moves to significantly reorganize command structure of the Strategic Force
During a recent enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission, North Korea’s leadership decided to significantly reorganize the command structure of the Strategic Force,...
Soon-to-be-discharged North Korean soldiers reassigned as workers in Komdok mines
North Korean authorities will reassign soon-to-be discharged soldiers currently deployed in reconstruction efforts in flood-stricken Komdok, South Hamgyong Province, as miners in the region,...
North Korea is planning its largest military parade to date for Kim Il Sung’s...
A Daily NK source recently reported that North Korea has begun preparations for its largest military parade ever to mark the 110th birthday of...
New research center formed to develop “personal security equipment” to protect Kim Jong Un...
In early June, North Korea’s Military Security Command established a new research center to develop personal security equipment to protect leader Kim Jong Un...
North Korea is “scrambling” to secure large amounts of COVID-19 vaccine for its military
North Korea has reportedly been scrambling to secure large amounts of COVID-19 vaccine since the United States pledged to provide the South Korean military...
North Korea’s Ninth Corps lets soldiers go home on “grain leave”
North Korea's Ninth Corps is quickly sending large numbers of their soldiers home on so-called “grain leave," Daily NK has learned.
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