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SEOUL: North Korea claims around 800,000 of its citizens have voluntarily joined or are re-enlisting in the nation’s military to fight the US, the North’s state-run newspaper reported on Saturday.
About 800,000 students and workers across the country expressed their desire to enlist or re-enlist in the military on Friday alone to oppose the United States, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported.
“The increasing enthusiasm of the youth to join the army is a demonstration of the unwavering will of the younger generation to ruthlessly wipe out the war maniacs who are making last-ditch efforts to eliminate our precious socialist country and achieve the great cause of national reunification without fail and a clear manifestation of their fierce patriotism,” said Rodong Sinmun of the North.
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles, Seoul said
The North’s claim came after North Korea launched its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday in response to ongoing US-South Korean military exercises.
North Korea fired an ICBM into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Thursday, hours before South Korea’s president left for Tokyo for a summit to discuss ways to counter the nuclear-armed North.
The North’s ballistic missiles are banned under United Nations Security Council resolutions, and the launch drew condemnation from governments in Seoul, Washington and Tokyo.
The US accuses China of trying to cover up crimes in North Korea
South Korean and US forces on Monday began 11 days of joint exercises, dubbed Freedom Shield 23, held on a scale not seen since 2017 to counter growing threats from the North.
Kim accused the US and South Korea of raising tensions with military exercises.
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