South Korea, US forces practice raiding enemy facilities as North Korea tensions rise

South Korean troops and United States special forces reportedly conducted drills simulating infiltration of an enemy facility as tensions with rth Korea rise ahe of a year-end deline. According to international media reports, South Korean and US commandos raided facility and led out a man with his hands tied behind back during exercise described as a joint regular close-quarters battle training in month of vember at a US military base in southwestern South Korean city of Gunsan. 

drill was reportedly designed as a host rescue operation training as part of a counter-terrorism drill conducted quarterly by allies. service is operated by US Department of Defense. According to reports, drills were intended to simulate a scenario to capture rth Korean executives. drill comes ahe of a year-end deline set by Pyongyang for Washington to soften its stance in stalled talks. Earlier this week rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un held a meeting with top military officials to discuss strengning country's military capabilities. Reportedly, Kim also discussed way to bolster up country's overall armed forces bot politically and militarily.

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According to reports, Kim's meeting was held to discuss growing concern that rth Korea may be about to return to confrontation with United States. rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have met three times since ir first meeting in June 2018 but failed to reach any substantive progress in dialogue after Pyongyang demanded international sanctions be lifted first. United States is a major ally of Japan and South Korea in region and wants rth Korea to denuclearise Korean peninsula. United States also fought a war against rth Korea in 1950s. Donald Trump became first US president to meet a th Korean leer last year but meeting didn't turn out to be a success as denuclearisation process has t yet started. rth Korea has demanded lifting of international sanctions first which United States is t willing to accept.

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(With inputs from ncies)