First Chinese army unit leaves for anti-terrorism drills in Kazakhstan

The first unit of a Chinese army corps set off Tuesday evening to join anti-terrorism drills in Kazakhstan under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

A train carrying the unit and weapons departed around 7 p.m. from the railway station of the town of Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia, where a military training base is located.

The unit is scheduled to arrive at the drilling area in Kazakhstan on Sept. 7.

The unit is among about 1,000 personnel from the land and air forces of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) that will take part in "Peace Mission 2010" -- the name of the drills,

Some 4,000 troops from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan will also join the drills, which run from Sept. 9 to 25.

Source: Xinhua