General Staff Statement Says KPA “Ready to Promptly Launch Operations Any Time”
The Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff issued a statement on 7 October (Monday) which said that the KPA’s “the units of all services and army corps level of the … Continue reading
National Meeting Marks 53rd Anniversary of So’ngun Leadership
A national meeting was held at the 25 April House of Culture in Pyongyang on 24 August (Saturday) to mark the 53rd anniversary of Military-First (So’ngun) Revolutionary Leadership. Attending the … Continue reading
The Ministry of People’s Security and DPRK Media Hit Back at Mein Kampf Allegations
DPRK state media published two statements on 19 June (Wednesday) that lambasted and partially denied** an allegation that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) distributed copies of a … Continue reading
Gen. Kim Kyok Sik Lands at KPA General Staff
Two weeks after being removed from office as the DPRK’s defense minister, Gen. Kim Kyok Sik has been appointed Chief of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff. Gen. Kim … Continue reading
National Meeting Commemorates Official KPA Anniversary
DPRK state media reported that a national meeting marking the official 81st anniversary (25 April) of the foundation of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] was held at the 25 April … Continue reading
Documentary Film Aired on Moranbong Band Visit to KPA Large Combined Unit #630
On or around 15 April (Monday) DPRK state media broadcast a documentary film about a 11 April 2013 visit by members of the DPRK core elite and a concert by … Continue reading
KPA General Staff Denies Cyberattack on ROK
DPRK state media reported on 12 April (Friday) that a spokesman for the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff denied that DPRK operatives working under the Reconnaissance General Bureau [RGB] … Continue reading
Kim Yang Gon Visits Kaesong Industrial Complex, Withdraws DPRK Workers
DPRK state media reported on 8 April (Monday) that Korean Workers’ Party [KWP] Secretary and Director of the United Front Department [UFD], Kim Yang Gon issued a statement following a … Continue reading
KPA General Staff Says It “Will Take Powerful Practical Military Countermeasures”
DPRK state media released a statement (tamhwa) on 4 April (Thursday) from a spokesman from the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff which said the “”the towering resentment of the DPRK’s … Continue reading
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