111.   Aseh was also quoted as saying Malaysia would not build additional depots for illegal immigrants as the government planned to hold deportation exercises daily.

112.   Besides the Gulf, where the United States keeps a strong military presence, land exercises were also held in the western provinces of Khuzestan and Kermanshah bordering Iraq.

113.   The United States and Britain will shortly hold military exercises with Yemen, which has joined the US-led war on terrorism, western diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

114.   The tens of thousands of troops will hold large-scale exercises this month, defence officials said.

115.   Ukraine and the United States held military exercises in western Ukraine last month.

116.   Manila and Washington announced Thursday that annual joint military exercises would be held in the Philippines before the end of this year.

117.   Military exercises were also held in Khoramshahr on Thursday to mark its liberation.

118.   Military ties between Malaysia and US are close and forces of the two countries often hold joint exercises.

119.   No dates have been fixed for the maneuvers, but past exercises were usually held from February to March, officials said.

120.   North Korea has in turn condemned major military exercises currently being held by hundreds of thousands of South Korean and US troops.