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North Korean military sets up special facilities to beat back malnutrition among soldiers

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered military units to establish convalescent hospitals to treat soldiers suffering from malnutrition, Daily NK has learned....
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Kim Jong Un orders special meal for soldiers at Okryu-gwan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered Pyongyang’s Okryu-gwan restaurant to serve breakfast to soldiers on the morning of Kim Jong Il’s birthday...
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Kim Yo Jong continues to expand authority over military affairs

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reportedly gave orders to the entire North Korean military in her...

Report sheds light on severity of sexual assault in North Korean military

Female soldiers attending celebrations for the opening of Ryomyong Street on April 13, 2017. Image: Yonhap News AgencySeveral prominent South Korean figures including South Chungcheong...

North Korean military food supplies include more meat and vegetables

North Korean sources report that some military bases are receiving improvements in their food supplies. Soldiers in North Korea have long been provided poor food...
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Source: N. Korea’s DMZ shooting was accidental

The shooting of live rounds by North Korean soldiers at a South Korean guard post on Sunday was due to a “misfire,” according to...
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N. Korea orders military training camps into “No. 1 combat posture”

Daily NK has learned that the North Korean military recently ordered training camps in all branches into “No. 1 combat posture.” The order also...

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...
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N. Korea conducts successful tests of reconnaissance and offensive-use “mini unmanned drones”

North Korea’s military authorities recently conducted successful tests of reconnaissance and offensive-use “miniaturized unmanned drones,” Daily NK has learned. Unmanned drones have been a significant...
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Two North Korean soldiers die after suffering from COVID-19 symptoms

Two soldiers from the Eighth Corps of the North Korean army who were quarantined together in a military medical ward with symptoms of COVID-19...

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