11.   He said the routine drills were crucial to test the armed forces combat capability.

12.   Iranian forces launched major military maneuvers in the Gulf and Oman Sea on Thursday to demonstrate their combat capability.

13.   US military forces will begin six weeks of exercises in the Gulf this week aimed at testing their combat capabilities, a US navy statement said Monday.

14.   NATO vowed that the operation would continue, as its aircraft had all-weather combat capability.

15.   Ratwatte told a public rally in the southern town of Soriyawewa Sunday that security forces had eliminated half the combat capability of the separatist Tamil Tigers.

16.   Taiwan has four submarines, but only the two Dutch-built vessels have combat capability.

17.   The exercise is also designed to evaluate the coordination and combat capability of the armed forces following a series of modernization projects.

18.   The exercise is also designed to evaluate the coordination and combat capability of the forces following a series of modernization projects.