Istanbul,
Turkey, Nov 2: Eight personnel of the Turkish security forces and five
Kurdish rebels were killed in a clash near Turkey's border with northern Iraq,
Turkey's military said in a statement in Ankara.
According to the statement, the skirmish erupted early on Thursday near the town of Semdinli, after the security forces spotted a group of rebels who were allegedly preparing to launch an attack.
The military said the dead included two village guards aiding troops in the fight against the rebels. Two soldiers were also hurt in the clashes. The clashes were continuing.
The rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, have been active in Southeast Turkey for last three decades. So far, thousands of people have been killed in the conflict. Violence had flared again in 2015 after the collapse of a two-year peace process. UNI
According to the statement, the skirmish erupted early on Thursday near the town of Semdinli, after the security forces spotted a group of rebels who were allegedly preparing to launch an attack.
The military said the dead included two village guards aiding troops in the fight against the rebels. Two soldiers were also hurt in the clashes. The clashes were continuing.
The rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, have been active in Southeast Turkey for last three decades. So far, thousands of people have been killed in the conflict. Violence had flared again in 2015 after the collapse of a two-year peace process. UNI
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