F-16 fighter jets bombed "terrorist targets" after mortar shells fired by the PKK in Daglica town and injured a girl, said the statement.
The Turkish air forces reportedly launched airstrikes on PKK hideouts in northern Iraq on late Monday.
- Three soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed in an ambush by the PKK members in the southeastern province of Sirnak.
The group attacked patrolling security forces with long-barreled guns after detonating a land mine explosive on the road, Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Tensions with PKK and Turkish troops and policemen have been mounting following a tumultuous week that began with an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomb which killed 32 and injured 104 activists in the town of Suruc in Sanliurfa bordering Syria on July 20.
Turkish security forces have detained over 1,300 individuals with suspected ties to the IS, PKK, and leftist groups, according to a statement from the Turkish prime minister's office.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
4/8/15
--
-
Related:
EU urges 'recommitment to solution process' in Turkey
US calls for end to PKK attacks in Turkey
PKK claims deadly suicide attack on Turkish troops
GR
FR
DE
ES
IT
RU
EU
Two soldiers were killed in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday when a mine exploded in the latest attack on security forces blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the army said...
ReplyDeleteKurdish fighters detonated a remote-controlled mine as a military convoy passed by in the Arakoy region of Sirnak province bordering Iraq and Syria, it said.
The explosion triggered clashes between Turkish soldiers and PKK rebels, it added.
Initial reports said the death toll rose to three after one victim died in hospital but this was later denied by official sources.
The army said two soldiers had died and one soldier and one village guard was wounded in the attack by the PKK.
AFP
almanar.com.lb
4/8/15