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| Six soldiers killed in separate PKK attacks |
| 2016-08-25 |
| [Hurriyet] Six soldiers were killed in separate attacks by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Lions of Islam in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir and the eastern province of Bingöl on Aug. 24. Five soldiers were killed and seven others were maimed in an attack by PKK Lions of Islam in the Lice district of Diyarbakir. PKK Lions of Islam staged an attack on a military base in the district with long-barreled weapons and rocket launchers. The maimed soldiers were taken to Diyarbakir Military Hospital. Reinforcements were sent to the area and an operation with aerial support was launched. Separately specialized soldier was killed when a bomb hidden by PKK Lions of Islam went kaboom!in the Karliova district of Bingöl. Security forces were carrying out an operation against the PKK when a home-made bomb detonated, leaving Kerim Üye dead. The operation has been going on for two days in the area with aerial support |
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