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Officer booted out of all-female military unit after affair

A male military officer in a leadership position at a female anti-aircraft artillery unit in Songpyong District, Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, has been dishonorably...

Military couple faces corruption charges for illegal taxi business in Pyongyang 

A military officer and his wife are under a corruption investigation for operating an illegal taxi business in Pyongyang, Daily NK learned from multiple...
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Military recruit in North Korea sent home after savage beating by superior

A new recruit at an army training camp in Pyongyang was recently beaten by his superior officer and later permitted to return home after...

Members of elite Pyongyang military unit caught up in gambling scandal

Officers from a battalion-level unit within the Korean People's Internal Security Forces' (KPISF) 8th General Bureau, which is under the Ministry of People’s Security...
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Soldier in Sino-North Korean border area briefly deserts post before Xi visit

A week before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea, a North Korean soldier guarding an area near Kimjongsuk County in Ryanggang Province...
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Mass food poisoning at military training camp for new recruits

A significant number of new recruits at a Military Mobilization Department-run training camp in Pyongsong, South Pyongyan Province fell ill from food poisoning in...
Scene from the fifth meeting of company leaders and political instructors of the Korean People's Army held in Pyongyang on March 25 and 26

Attendee to North Korea’s March military conference shares meeting insights and details

Kim Jong Un’s emphasis on building a self-sustaining economy at the first session of its rubber-stamp parliament has been reiterated at the Fifth Meeting...
In this photo from February 2019, North Korean border guards ice fishing in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province. Taken in February 2019

North Korean military abolishes family hardship and dishonorable discharges

North Korean authorities recently abolished family hardship and dishonorable discharges in an attempt to prevent soldiers from avoiding military service, a growing problem in...
Kim Jong Un visits air force unit in this photo released by KCNA on April 17.

Kim Jong Un visits two military facilities in as many days

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently paid a visit to an air force base providing air cover for Pyongyang on April 16 -...

Farming official awaiting trial for stealing North Korean military grain

Following a poor harvest and dwindling grain supplies throughout the country, an agricultural official in North Hamgyong Province is awaiting trial for stealing more...

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