N. Korea's Kim calls for combat readiness at photo session with army company leaders

What happened: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on company commanders to intensify training and sharpen combat readiness, speaking at a photo session with participants in the Third Meeting of Company Leaders of the Korean People's Army, KCNA reported. Key numbers: The meeting was presided over on Oct. Why it matters: Kim described rounding off combat preparations as the company leaders' "primary revolutionary task," with implementation through a radical improvement in strenuous and intensive training.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on company commanders to intensify training and sharpen combat readiness, speaking at a photo session with participants in the Third Meeting of Company Leaders of the Korean People's Army, KCNA reported.

Kim described rounding off combat preparations as the company leaders' "primary revolutionary task," with implementation through a radical improvement in strenuous and intensive training.