South Korea today began war games to practise defending disputed islands off its east coast against an unlikely attack from Japan. The annual drills come just days after Seoul terminated a military intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo.<br />''<br />''The South Korean navy said, the two-day exercise will involve warships and aircraft. It said, the drill will solidify the military's resolve to defend the Dokdo islands and the area surrounding the Sea of Japan. The delayed exercise comes as tensions with neighbouring Japan continue.<br />''<br />''While a Japanese attack is deemed highly unlikely, South Korea first staged the drills in 1986 and has conducted them twice a year, usually in June and December. Seoul has controlled the rocky islets in the Sea of Japan since 1945. Tokyo also claims the islands and accuses South Korea of occupying them illegally.<br />''<br />