North Korea claims 1.4 million young people joined the army this week

North Korea says 1.4 million recruits join fight against South Korea

North Korea claims that 1.4 million young people have applied to join or rejoin its military, blaming South Korea for what it calls a provocative drone incursion that has escalated tensions to the "brink of war." The announcement comes days after North Korea demolished sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines. According to North Korean state media, students and youth league officials are among those signing petitions to enlist in what the r…

'Wiped off the map': North Korea claims more than a million new recruits have signed up to its army amid tensions with South Korea

State media claims more than a million people have signed up to North Korea's army, as tensions continue to simmer between Pyongyang and South Korea.

Over 1.4 mln DPRK youngsters apply to join army following drone incursion incident: report

More than 1.4 million youngsters in the Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) applied to join or rejoin the military earlier this week, the offic.....

North Korea claims 1.4 million youth volunteered for military amid rising tensions with South Korea

Recruitment drive comes as hostilities between two Koreas heightened after| North accused South of drone intrusions - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korea claims 1.4 million apply to join army amid tensions with South

In escalating rhetoric, Pyongyang blames Seoul for drone incursion that brought ‘tense situation to the brink of war’.

North Korea says more than a million people joined army this week

SEOUL — North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul’s military of sending drones into its airspace. Pyongyang on Tuesday blew up deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting the two Koreas after warning any further drone flights would be considered a declaration of war, and ordered soldiers on the border to prepare to fire. Seoul initially den…