North Korea says 1.4 million young people have applied to join its army

North Korea says nearly one and a half million young people have applied to join its army. The State media published photos of what it said were young recruits enlisting. Pyongyang says the rush to join the army follows what it calls a “provocative drone incursion” by South Korea. North Korea's made similar claims about army recruitment in the past, during previous phases of heightened tensions in the region. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports. Youngshik Bong is Research Fellow at Yonsei University Institute for North Korean Studies. He says the current issues are unlikely to flare into open conflict. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #NorthKorea #SouthKorea #NorthKoreaMilitary #KimJongUn #Pyongyang #Military #Army #AlJazeeraEnglish