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Desertions surge in N. Korean army corps, prompting urgent inspection

North Korea's Third Army Corps has seen a sharp increase in desertions during the first half of this year, triggering an emergency inspection by...

North Korea seeks to boost military aircraft maintenance expertise

North Korea's Air Force has proposed a significant expansion of enrollment at the Kim Chaek Air Force University to train more aircraft maintenance technicians.ย  The...

North Korean parents vie to support mobilized students in disaster zone

North Korean students from Kim Il Sung University of Politics have been mobilized for flood-recovery work in North Pyongan province's Uiju county since early...

Supreme Guard Command officer ousted after ghosting pregnant girlfriend

An officer of the Supreme Guard Command in Pyongyang's Samsok district was dishonorably discharged and forced to return to his hometown after his girlfriend...

Screens under scrutiny: N. Korea expands military device inspections beyond Pyongyang

The Publication Censorship Department of the Korean People's Army has begun an unprecedented inspection of electronic devices throughout the military to be carried out...

N. Korean military distributes assessment criteria before summer drills conclude

The Korean People's Army (KPA) General Staff Department has distributed an assessment rubric to each corps ahead of the summer military exercises concluding on...

N. Korea urgently extends rail lines to military fuel depots to...

North Korea's defense ministry is urgently extending railroad lines to military fuel depots to enhance security in fuel distribution. The project, which began last...

Mobile menace: North Korea flexes nuclear muscle in TEL drills

The Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army (KPA) has ordered the Strategic Force to launch an intensive command drill on the wartime use...

Pyongyang enforces “wartime” measures during US-South Korea drills

North Korea has ordered more "wartime security efforts" across the country in response to the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint drills between South Korea and...

N. Korea boosts military cooperation with Russia

Following a recent visit by Russian military officials, North Korea has decided to strengthen its military ties with Russia. An anonymous source in Pyongyang told...

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