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During the parade, a new unit of Korean People's Army Special Operation Force wearing modern combat gear, including night-vision goggles and plate carriers, marched along with elements of the Korean People's Army in a parade on the 105th anniversary of the birth of the founder of North Korea Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang.
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea staged a widely anticipated nighttime military parade on Monday, a South Korean military source said, marking the anniversary of its army's founding with a display ...
The Juche calendar, named after the Juche ideology, was the system of year-numbering used in North Korea between 1997 and 2024. It begins with the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. His birth year, 1912 in the Gregorian calendar, is "Juche 1" in the Juche calendar. The calendar was adopted in 1997, three years after the death of ...
Various events related to the commemorative day take place every year on this date in North Korea, but this was the first time it has been recognized as a national holiday. [19] In the 2017 calendar, July 3 became a public holiday called "Day of the Strategic Forces" (전략군절). [20]
Chinese and Russian officials stood shoulder to shoulder with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they reviewed his newest nuclear-capable missiles and attack drones at a military parade in the ...
A nighttime military parade, celebrating 75 years of the ruling Workers’ Party, gives us an inside look at the nation's expanding arsenal. Open source analysis shows it’s two axles more than ...
During the 2023 celebrations, in addition to the military parade, Kim Jong Un paid a visit to the "lodging quarters of generals of the Korean People’s Army" according to the North Korean media and participated in a banquet together with his wife Ri Sol-ju and his daughter Kim Ju-ae. [13] [14] but the location was identified Yanggakdo Hotel. [15]
During a pre-dawn military parade Saturday, North Korea unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile that's larger than any the country has rolled out before. The display ...