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PKK kills four soldiers in east Turkey
[Iran Press TV Latest] At least four Turkish soldiers have been killed in an armed clash with the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in the Hakkari province in east Turkey. In a statement, the Turkish Army said that the clash occurred when Turkish soldiers were patrolling in the Derecik area of Semdili town in the Hakkari province. Established in 1978, the PKK took up arms in 1984 to create an ethnic homeland in southeastern Turkey. Some 40,000 people have been killed in conflicts over the past two decades. It is estimated that there are a total of 5,000 PKK militants, the majority of whom are holed up in northern Iraq where the PKK headquarters is situated. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-31 |
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