N. Korea withdraws Storm Corps battalion guarding the border
North Korean authorities recently withdrew a Storm Corps (11th Corps) battalion guarding the border in Chagang Province, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Daily NK source in North Korea on Tuesday, the General Staff Department (GSD) issued the order to withdraw the battalion in mid-October. The battalion had been deployed to Chagang Province as part of efforts to seal the border following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020.
The battalion had been carrying out stakeouts and patrols along the China-North Korea border in Wiwon County, Chagang Province.
According to the source, the GSD issued the withdraw order for three reasons. ......
[Source: Daily NK]
