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Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus

Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus

Locals describe a rushed operation to evacuate personnel and destroy documents after the fall of Syria’s Assad regime

Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus
Heidi Pett
Heidi Pett | Ifang Bremer December 20, 2024
How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
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How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

Evidence left by regime may answer questions about DPRK support for Syria’s development of weapons of mass destruction

How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
Daniel Salisbury
Daniel Salisbury December 19, 2024
US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state

US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state

Envoy tells UN that Moscow is increasingly reluctant to criticize DPRK as allies boost military ties over Ukraine war

US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 19, 2024
Hundreds of North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk, Kyiv and Seoul say

Hundreds of North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk, Kyiv and Seoul say

Ukrainian intelligence puts casualties at over 200, while South Korea’s NIS expects figure to rise to 1,000

Hundreds of North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk, Kyiv and Seoul say
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 19, 2024
South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

Exercise will focus on detecting and intercepting UAVs, as DPRK pushes to mass-produce suicide models

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains
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North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains

NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses latest on DPRK troops and uncertainty about ROK aid to Ukraine after Yoon’s impeachment

North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News December 17, 2024
US, EU and ROK sanction North Korean generals leading troops deployed to Russia

US, EU and ROK sanction North Korean generals leading troops deployed to Russia

Coordinated designations of dozens of individuals and entities target DPRK-Russia military cooperation against Ukraine

US, EU and ROK sanction North Korean generals leading troops deployed to Russia
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts | Ifang Bremer December 17, 2024
Russia mutilating faces of North Korean troops to conceal deaths, Zelensky says

Russia mutilating faces of North Korean troops to conceal deaths, Zelensky says

Ukrainian leader posts video purporting to show Russia burning corpses, as US confirms DPRK soldiers killed in Kursk

Russia mutilating faces of North Korean troops to conceal deaths, Zelensky says
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 17, 2024
‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops assaulting Ukrainian forces: Kyiv

‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops assaulting Ukrainian forces: Kyiv

Ukraine military releases footage allegedly documenting clashes amid signs Russia is using DPRK soldiers in bigger roles

‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops assaulting Ukrainian forces: Kyiv
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 16, 2024
Pro-Russia Telegram hypes alleged North Korean military operation in Kursk

Pro-Russia Telegram hypes alleged North Korean military operation in Kursk

Shift to acknowledging DPRK troops may be part of Kremlin strategy to portray soldiers in favorable light, expert says

Pro-Russia Telegram hypes alleged North Korean military operation in Kursk
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 13, 2024
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