North Korea Fires 200 Artillery Rounds Near The South Korean Border Sparking Mass Evacuations

 

 FOX News: North Korea fired 200 artillery rounds near border, violating of 2018 military agreement, South says  

South Korea previously accused North Korea of violating the deal at the buffer zones in December 2022 

North Korea fired hundreds of artillery rounds along its sea boundary with neighboring South Korea in violation of a 2018 military agreement, Seoul's defense ministry said. 

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired 200 rounds in the waters north of their disputed western sea boundary. 

South Korea suffered no damages, it said. Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Lee Sung Joon said the North's artillery firing was "an act of provocation that threatens peace and heightens tensions on the Korean Peninsula." South Korea also urged North Korea to stop further provocations.  

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WNU Editor: This artillery barrage was part of a North Korean military exercise. None of the shells hit on the South Korean side. I expect a response from South Korea. Probably a military exercise that will match what North Korea is doing now. 

North Korea Fires 200 Artillery Rounds Near The South Korean Border Sparking Mass Evacuations  

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands -- NK News 

South Korea fires 400 artillery shells in response to North's provocation -- JoongAng Daily  

North Korea and South Korea fire artillery rounds in drills at tense sea boundary -- CBS/AP  

North Korea fires artillery shells towards South's border island -- BBC  

South Korea evacuates border islands Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong as North Korea fires into the sea -- ABC News Australia  

N. Korea fires more than 200 artillery shells near S. Korean islands, prompting evacuations -- France 24  

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’ -- CNN  

North Korea fires artillery shells toward South's border island; evacuations ordered -- NBC 

North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Towards South Korean Border Islands—After Kim Jong Un Orders Military To Prepare For War -- Forbes  

North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near Yeonpyeong Island; South reportedly orders evacuation -- CNBC 

North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near South Korean Island -- Bloomberg 

North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near maritime border -- DW

South Korea Scrambles 80 Fighter Jets After Detecting 180 'Trails' From North Korean Warplanes

 

NK News: Seoul detects 180 ‘trails’ from North Korean warplanes, scrambles 80 jets: JCS 

 Joint Chiefs of Staff says flights all occurred north of Tactical Action Line as US-ROK air drills continue 

The South Korean military detected around 180 “trails” from North Korean warplanes across the country on Friday, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), leading the ROK air force to scramble around 80 F-35A and other fighter jets in response in a show of its “dominant air power.” 

JCS did not specify precisely how many DPRK planes took part in the drills, which come during a week of escalating tensions on the peninsula and a day after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that reportedly failed in flight over the East Sea.  

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South Korea Scrambles 80 Fighter Jets After Detecting 180 'Trails' From North Korean Warplanes  

South Korea scrambles jets after detecting North Korean military flights near border amid tensions -- CNBC/Reuters 

South Korea scrambles fighter jets after spotting 180 warplanes maneuvering in North Korea -- CBS/AP  

South Korea scrambles jets as North Korea launches 180 flights on border -- FOX News

South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says -- CNN  

South Korea mobilizes dozens of fighter jets after detecting deployment of nearly 200 North Korean aircraft -- News 360  

South Korea scrambles jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes north of border amid tensions -- Asia One  

South Korea detects N. Korean warplanes, scrambles jets -- DW  

South Korea Scrambles Jets After Detecting 180 N.Korean Warplanes Near Border -- Zero Hedge

North, South Korea Trade Warning Shots Along Disputed Western Sea Boundary

 

Daily Mail: North and South Korea exchange warning shots along disputed sea boundary amid heightened tensions following North Korea's recent barrage of missile tests 

* North and South Korea exchanged warning shots over disputed sea territory 

* South Korea said it fired shots after a North merchant ship breached boundary 

* In response, North Korea says it fired 10 rounds of artillery shells 'as a warning' 

* It comes weeks after heightened tensions over missile tests from the North 

North and South Korea say they have exchanged warning shots along their disputed western sea boundary. 

South Korea's military says its Navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it claims violated the sea boundary. 

North Korea's military said it responded by firing 10 rounds of artillery shells as a warning to South Korea.  

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WNU Editor: It looks like we are back to the old tensions on the DMZ. 

North, South Korea Trade Warning Shots Along Disputed Western Sea Boundary  

Tensions rise as the two Koreas exchange warning shots along maritime border -- ABC News Australia  

Koreas exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions -- AP  

Two Koreas exchange warning shots near maritime border amid tensions -- CNBC/Reuters  

North, South Korea trade warning shots on maritime border -- France 24  

Two Koreas exchange warning shots along western border -- Yonhap News Agency  

North Korean ship crosses sea boundary, South Korean ships fire warning shots: report -- FOX News

Kim Jong Un's Sister Tells South Korean President To ‘Shut His Mouth’ After Offering Aid If The North Ends Nuclear Weapons Development

 

SKY News: South Korean president told to 'shut his mouth' by Kim Jong Un's sister as she rejects economic aid 

Kim Yo Jong, a member of North Korea's politburo, also described president Yoon Suk-yeol as "really simple and still childish" after he offered phased economic aid if the north ends nuclear weapons development. 

The sister of North Korean president Kim Jong Un has told South Korea's president to "shut his mouth" as she rejected an offer of economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament. 

Kim Yo Jong, a member of North Korea's politburo, also described South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as "really simple and still childish".

"No one barters its destiny for corn cake," she added in a statement released by state news agency KCNA.  

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Kim Jong Un's Sister Tells South Korean President To ‘Shut His Mouth’ After Offering Aid If The North Ends Nuclear Weapons Development  

Kim Jong Un's sister tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after aid offer -- AP  

North Korea tells South Korean president to 'shut his mouth' after offer of aid -- Reuters 

'Absurd': N Korea slams South's offer of aid for denuclearisation -- BBC 

North Korea slams South's aid-for-disarmament offer -- DW  

Kim Jong-un’s sister tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after nuclear weapons offer -- The Independent  

North Korea rejects South's aid offer, calls President Yoon 'really simple' -- CNN

North Korea Says It Will Strike South Korea With Nuclear Weapons If They Are Attacked

FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi. © Reuters/JORGE SILVA  

Reuters: N.Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked -KCNA  

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday. 

Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the government and ruling party, said it was a "very big mistake" for South Korea's minister of defence to make recent remarks discussing attacks on the North, state news agency KCNA reported. 

South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook said on Friday that his country's military has a variety of missiles with significantly improved firing range, accuracy and power, with "the ability to accurately and quickly hit any target in North Korea."  

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North Korea Says It Will Strike South Korea With Nuclear Weapons If They Are Attacked  

North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it -- AP  

North Korea's Nukes Could "Eliminate" South, Says Kim Jong Un's Sister -- AFP  

North Korea threatens retaliation after 'preemptive strike' comment from South Korean official -- FOX News  

North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it -- Canadian Press

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un And South Korea’s Moon Jae-in Agreed In Letters To Restore Relations And The Hotline

 

Daily Mail: Good Korea move: Kim Jong Un marks 68th anniversary of Korean War as North and South reopen communications and pledge to improve ties 

* The anniversary of the signing of the armistice was marked in Pyongyang with a military ceremony 

* Thousands of veterans and supporters gathered for the celebrations with an impressive fireworks display 

* North and South Korea reopened dormant communications channels in a sign of thawing relationship 

Kim Jong Un has marked the 68th anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a military ceremony as North and South Korea exchanged messages for the first time in a year. 

Thousands of veterans and and supporters gathered in Pygongyang for the celebrations with a big firework display in front of the Monument to the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War on Tuesday. 

The event marked the signing of the armistice which ended the Korean War, which pitted North against South, backed separately by China and the US, in the 1950-1953 conflict.  

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WNU Editor: This is why North Korea is restoring communications and ties with South Korea .... North Korea pushed by food crisis to restore hotline, analyst says (SCMP). More here .... As food grows scarce, North Korea accepts South's olive branch (Nikkei Asia).  

Update: Both Koreas are still far apart from having this happen .... Koreas in talks over possible summit: report (The Hill). More here .... EXCLUSIVE North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office (Reuters).  

Update #2: This is a North Korea - South Korea thing, not a U.S. thing .... Two Koreas Agree to Rebuild Ties in Possible Opening for Biden (Bloomberg). 

 

More News On North and South Korea Reopening Communications And Pledging To Improve Ties  

Koreas talk again in dormant channels, agree to improve ties -- AP  

North and South Korea agree to restore cross-border communications -- AFP  

South and North Korea restore hotline after a year on hold -- The Guardian/Reuters  

Koreas restore communication channels, agree to improve ties -- Politico  

Koreas restore communication links, vow to improve relations -- The Hill  

North and South Korea have restored direct communication hotlines that were abruptly severed over a year ago -- Insider  

South Korea and North Korea restore hotlines but no sign of summit between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in -- ABC News Australia  

North Korea Resumes Dialogue with South. What Happens Next? -- VOA