The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Picture taken on August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Reuters: South Korea, U.S. Begin Military Drills Amid N.Korea Backlash
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States began their annual joint military drills on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness posture over North Korea's potential weapons tests.
The summertime exercises, renamed Ulchi Freedom Shield this year and scheduled to end on Sept. 1, came after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, vowed to "normalise" the combined exercises and boost deterrence against the North.
The drills were scaled back in recent years because of COVID-19 and as Yoon's predecessor sought to restart talks with Pyongyang, which has called the exercises a rehearsal for invasion.
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WNU Editor: The North Koreans will see the resumption of these military exercises as a return to the relationship that existed before former President Trump started talks with the North Korean leadership to lower tensions and develop better relations.
South Korea, U.S. Begin Annual Military Drills
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