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Rare photos show life inside North Korea's top-secret military

Nina GodlewskiMay 23, 2016, 18:41 IST

A North Korean woman and soldiers look at a Chinese tour boat from the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.REUTERS/Jason Lee

Little is known about North Korea, and maybe even less is known about the country's military.

And while photos can be instrumental in learning about everyday life in the hermit kingdom, they can be extremely difficult to get past the border and out of the country.

But a recent Reuters package has a set of rare photos of North Korea's military, ranging from 2006 to 2015, which reveal a snapshot of life as a soldier in North Korea.