Seoul, South Korea CNN —North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country’s military leadership and wants his army to “gird for a war,” state media reported Thursday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads a meeting of the Central Military Commission in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday.
KCNA/Handout/ReutersNorth Korea regularly revamps its military leadership.
2 job in the North Korean military hierarchy as recently as December 31 – reflected that, analysts said.
Easley said the North Korean leader may simply be trying to ensure that no one below him becomes too powerful.
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