Supreme Guard Command - Wikipedia
Between 1970-mid 1990s the Command was part of the State Security Department. However, to deal with several coup attempts, Kim Jong Il reorganized the Guard by dismissing dozens of officers and expanding his own private bodyguard unit by 200 men and named it the "2.16 Unit".
The bodyguards who keep Kim Jong Un safe and alive
Aug 29, 2023 · Nicknamed “Grandpa” by one former US analyst of North Korean intelligence, his official title is commander of the Guard Department of the State Affairs Commission, and he appears to have been in charge of security for North Korea’s leaders going back to Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il.
North Korea beefs up Kim Jong-un’s security due to …
Oct 30, 2024 · North Korea is beefing up security around leader Kim Jong-un, likely for fear of assassination, South Korea ’s National Intelligence Service informed lawmakers on Tuesday. The upgrade...
North Korea ramps up Kim Jong Un’s security over ... - POLITICO
Oct 29, 2024 · North Korea is ratcheting up security around dictator Kim Jong Un ahead of a possible assassination attempt, South Korean lawmakers said in citing a briefing from Seoul’s spy agency.
Kim Jong Un says military should 'annihilate' US and South Korea …
Jan 1, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported Monday, after he vowed to boost national defense to cope with what he called an …
North Korea Beefing Up Security Amid Kim Jong Un ... - Newsweek
Oct 29, 2024 · Kim has made 110 public appearances so far this year, the NIS reportedly said, which is 60 percent more than last year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech in Pyongyang, North Korea ...
North Korea’s Kim threatens ‘more offensive actions ... - AP News
Dec 19, 2023 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to repel what he called increasing U.S.-led military threats after he supervised the third test of his country’s most advanced missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Tuesday.
North Korea-South Korea summit: Live updates | CNN
Apr 26, 2018 · Kim Jong Un's security detail includes jogging bodyguards. North Korean bodyguards jog next to a car carrying North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL/AFP/Getty...
North Korea's Kim holds security meeting as tensions with Seoul …
Oct 15, 2024 · SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting on Monday (Oct 14), state media reported, directing a plan of "immediate military action" at a time of...
Why Is North Korea Turning More Aggressive?
Feb 7, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently shut down agencies working for unification with South Korea and seems to be ratcheting up bellicose rhetoric and activities. What is going on?