Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Palestinian media: IOF arrest leader Jamal al-Tawil, who was liberated as part of the prisoner exchange, from his home in al-Bireh.
Palestinian media: 'Israel' launches two airstrikes on eastern Khan Younis, Gaza.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Gaza: Israeli occupation forces carry out demolitions in eastern Gaza City.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: The National Armed Forces will remain on alert and mobilized in the face of this extremely dangerous provocation.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: This is not a defense exercise, but rather a military aggression aimed at turning the Caribbean into a space for violence and US hegemony.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: The government of Trinidad and Tobago has surrendered the country's sovereignty to act as a military colony serving US interests.
Rapid Support Forces attack El-Fasher, west Sudan.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: One martyr and one wounded in an Israeli drone attack on the town of Hafir, west of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: An Israeli drone fired three missiles in the vicinity of the town of Bodai, west of Baalbek.
Reuters: The Rapid Support Forces announced that they have taken over the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces in al-Fasher.

Defected soldier Travis King back in US after expulsion from DPRK

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Sep 2023 17:43
2 Min Read

The soldier is to be taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, which happens to be the same place where American basketball star Brittney Griner was evaluated after being released by Russia.

  • x
  • A TV screen showing US soldier Travis King's photo during a news program in Seoul, South Korea on September 28, 2023 (AP)
    A TV screen showing US soldier Travis King's photo during a news program in Seoul, South Korea on September 28, 2023. (AP)

An official of the US Defense Department confirmed to AFP on Thursday that American soldier Travis King is now back in the United States after being released by the DPRK.

"I can confirm that he has landed in the US," the official said.

According to a US official previously, the soldier would be taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas when he returns, which happens to be the same place where American basketball star Brittney Griner was evaluated after being released by Russia.

Following a drunken pub fight, his stay in South Korean jail led the Private Second Class soldier to be taken to the airport in July to go back to Texas, but instead of going to attend his disciplinary hearings, he snuck on a Demilitarized Zone sightseeing trip and slipped across the border.

Last month, the DPRK said King defected to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army," but after investigations, it "decided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the US Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republic," as per the Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday.

Related News

DPRK’s Chief Diplomat to visit Russia, Belarus before APEC

Kim Jong Un vows DPRK-Russia military alliance to ‘advance nonstop’

The #US Army has identified the soldier who crossed the demarcation line into #NorthKorea as Private (#Pvt) #TravisKing on Tuesday.

Here's what you need to know about the issue so far. pic.twitter.com/NxIQ2aJjnu

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 20, 2023

China "played a role in facilitating that transfer, but did not play another mediating role in these events," an official said, adding that Sweden had helped transfer King to China, where he was released into US custody.

The official claimed that no concessions were given to the DPRK in exchange for King. According to the officials, the United States stands ready to have possible further diplomatic engagements with the DPRK.

On its part, the White House thanked Beijing for helping King to leave the DPRK through Chinese territory.

"We thank... the government of the People's Republic of China for its assistance in facilitating the transit of Private King," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement.

  • DPRK
  • US
  • Travis King
  • South Korea

Most Read

From previous scenes of the Qassam Brigades targeting an Israeli D9 bulldozer with a Yassin 105 shell, east of Deir al-Balah. (Military Media of the Qassam Brigades)

US knew fatal Rafah blast cause was not Hamas op., says journalist

  • Politics
  • 20 Oct 2025
'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

  • Technology
  • 24 Oct 2025
Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Al-Quds Brigades, during a speech televised on October 22, 2025 (Al-Quds Brigades Military Media)

Al-Quds Brigades' Abu Hamza mourns leaders, vows continued resistance

  • Politics
  • 22 Oct 2025
US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

  • Africa
  • 23 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during an interview with Al-Manar TV, October 26, 2025 (Screenshot)
Politics

Hezbollah ready to face 'Israel' in case of war: Sheikh Naim Qassem

A Russian cargo train arrives at Astara Railway Wharf, March 2018 (IRNA)
Economy

Tehran, Moscow to finalize INSTC rail project next month

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addresses the media after submitting his candidacy for the Islamic Republic's upcoming presidential election in Tehran on June 3, 2024 (AP)
Politics

UNSCR 2231 termination marks major win for Iran’s diplomacy: Qalibaf

ap
Politics

'Israel' killed 40 Palestinian children in West Bank since January: UN

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS