North Korea Fires Multiple Cruise Missiles After US, South Korea End Joint Drills

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea just two days after the United States and South Korea ended their 11-day joint drills.

A South Korean soldier (R) stands next to a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on July 22, 2023. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, according to the South Korean military, just two days after the United States and South Korea ended their 11-day joint drills.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the launches occurred at around 4 a.m. (local time), but details of the launch are not yet available as analysis is still ongoing, Yonhap News Agency reported.