11 NATO countries take part in 'Iron Sword' military drills
Around 4,000 troops from 11 NATO countries including the US and UK are participating in the ongoing military exercise dubbed 'Iron Sword 2016' in Europe's Lithuania. 'Iron Sword' is aimed at rehearsing urban warfare tactics and collective action. Notably, this is NATO's largest urban warfare exercise in Lithuania and comes amid reports of a possible conflict with Russia.