| One Turkish soldier and three extreme left-wing militants were killed Tuesday in fighting in the country's eastern province of Tunceli, a statement from the governor's office said. The clash erupted during a security sweep on rural ground near the small Rubaik village, the statement said, adding that the operation was continuing with air cover. It did not name the left-wing underground organization involved in the fighting, but members of the Maoist Turkish Workers' and Peasants' Liberation Army (TIKKO), which aspires to create a communist regime, have long been active in the Tunceli area, along with armed Kurdish rebels. |