DUSHANBE, July 13, Asia-Plus — An operational-tactical drill, dubbed “North-2007”, is ongoing in the Sughd province.

According to press service of the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the exercise that started on July 10 involves sub-units of the power-wielding structures deployed in northern Tajikistan. 

The drill is held in accordance with the complex plan of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces designed for 2006-2007 and aimed at raising fighting efficiency of sub-units of the Sughd garrison, the MoD spokesman said. 

According to him, the purpose of exercise is to rehearse cooperation and interaction between sub-units in the missions to stabilize the situation and annihilate terrorist groups,

The drill, including command-staff training for commanders and operational-tactical exercise for troops, will close on July 21 with a final phase featuring live-fire missions.