North Korea's Shelling of South Korea across Western Front
US and S Korea troops stage massive live-dire drill
South Korean and U.S. troops staged their biggest-ever joint live-fire drill on Aug. 28, including a simulated mechanized assault deep into North Korean territory just days after the two Koreas ended a tense military standoff.
Tension Between South, North Korea Heightens After Exchange of Fire
The tensions between South Korea and North Korea have heightened after an exchange of artillery fire across their heavily fortified border on Thursday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his front-line troops to be in full preparedness and declared a state of "semi-state of war" at an emergency meeting late on Thursday, the BBC reports.
S. Korea, US begin military drill despite N. Korea threats
Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops kicked off a large-scale military exercise Monday simulating an all-out attack by North Korea, which has condemned the joint drill as a "declaration of war."