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The Fall of Ri Yong Gil
General Ri Yong Gil has been removed from office as Chief of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff. There are two different accounts about General Ri’s dismissal. The initial report from ROK intelligence sources […]
KPA Service Personnel Meet for Day of the Shining Star
Korean People’s Army [KPA] officers and service members gathered at Ku’msusan Memorial Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on February 14 (Sunday) for a loyalty meeting on the occasions of the Day of the Shining […]
Ri Myong Su Reappears at KMS-4 Meeting
General Ri Myong Su (Ri Myo’ng-su), who served as Minister of People’s Security from 2011 to 2013, appeared at a February 8, 2016 rally in Pyongyang that celebrated the successful launch of the Kwangmyo’ngso’ng-4 [KMS-4]. […]
Pyongyang Mass Rally Celebrates KMS-4 Launch
An Army-People mass rally celebrating the launch of the Kwangmyo’ngso’ng-4 [KMS-4] was held in Kim Il Sung (Kim Il-so’ng) Square in central Pyongyang on February 8 (Monday). According to KCNA the rally was attended by […]
Kim Yong Chol Elevated to Secretary of the United Front Department
Gen. Kim Yong Chol (Kim Yo’ng-ch’o’l), a member of the DPRK’s military intelligence community for the last three decades, appears to have replaced Kim Yang Gon as Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary and Director […]
WPK Central Committee and KPA Party Committee Hold Expanded Joint Meeting (updated 2/4)
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to Kim Cho’ng-suk Textile Mill Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) “guided” an expanded joint meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee and the […]
Kim Jong Un Visits January 18 General Machinery Plant
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to Ku’msusan to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s demise DPRK state media reported on December 20 (Sunday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim […]
