Paju (South Korea) (AFP) – The South Korea-US combined forces hold joint military drills as part of the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise, which started on Monday and are set to run for 10 days.On Tuesday, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, having launched two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine Sunday, just hours before the US-South Korea exercises kicked off. North Korea views all such drills as rehearsals for invasion and has repeatedly warned it would take “overwhelming” action in response.
