1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishKang Mi Jinhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/kang-mi-jin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VAG7PLPLDS"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/military-members-investigated-for/">Military members investigated for ties to defectors</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/military-members-investigated-for/embed/#?secret=VAG7PLPLDS" width="600" height="338" title="“Military members investigated for ties to defectors” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="VAG7PLPLDS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/DNKF00014876_List.png200160The North Korean military authorities are reportedly expelling members of the armed services with relatives who have defected or disappeared. The military has begun stepping up background checks and investigations to determine whether any members have ties to defectors.   “Investigations have recently begun in the Ninth Corps, and some members have already been called […]