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N Korea leader dismisses top general, calls for more war preparedness

11/08/2023
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NIAMEY, NIGER - AUGUST 06: General Abdourahmane Tchiani (C), Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment, who led the junta called the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland (CNSP) after the coup and headed the transitional government, speaks at the demonstration of coup supporters at a stadium in the capital city of Niger, Niamey on August 6, 2023. The 7-day deadline given by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the military junta on July 30 for the release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazum will expire before midnight. (Photo by Balima Boureima/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the military’s top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

Kim made the comments at the 7th Enlarged Meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). Kim also dismissed the military’s top general, chief of the General Staff Pak Su Il, at the meeting, KCNA reported, without elaborating.

General Ri Yong Gil was named to the vacated post, though it remained unclear if he would retain his role as defense minister.

His comments came after he visited weapons factories where he called for more missile engines, artillery, and other weapons to be built.

He also called for conducting war drills to efficiently operate the country’s latest weapons and equipment to keep its mobilized posture for combat at all times, the report said.

11/08/2023
1 minute read
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