Chinese special forces assemble for the exercise of "Peace Mission 2007" at an unidentified area July 12, 2007. The "Peace Mission 2007", the largest joint anti-terrorism exercises in which all the six Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries will take part, will be held at Chelyabinsk in the Ural mountainous region of Russia. Armored personnel carriers maneuver during rallies for the exercise of "Peace Mission 2007". Soldiers take part in a preparatory drill.

(Xinhua News Agency July 18, 2007)