Troops assemble in N China for 'Peace Mission-2014' drill (8/16)

Russian soldiers prepare to depart from the Zhurihe training base, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2014. A total of some 2,200 troops on Monday arrived at at the Zhurihe training base, where "Peace Mission-2014," a drill under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) framework, will run from Aug. 24-29. The drill, which will involve over 7,000 personnel from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, is expected to hone multilateral decision-making, sharpen joint anti-terror efforts and boost intelligence sharing to ensure regional peace and stability. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)