The second phase of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s joint military exercise kickstarts in Yili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 11, 2003. More than 1,000 officers and soldiers from SCO's five member states, including China and Russia, take part in the anti-terrorism maneuver. The first phase of the drill was held in Kazakhstan's border city of Ucharal.[Xinhua]
 
 
 

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