China, Belarus begin joint anti-terrorism exercises

Washington - China and Belarus began joint anti-terrorism exercises Monday in Brest, Belarus, that will last for 11 days.

The two countries will conduct drills in the exercises titled Eagle Assault, and "soldiers from both sides will jointly carry out hostage rescue operations and counterterrorism missions," China's state news agency Xinhua said.

Together, they "will work out the issues of night landing, ov