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| Turkish soldier killed in PKK clash |
| 2010-04-16 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] A Turkish soldier has been killed in a fresh military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the south-eastern province of Batman. The clashes took place on Wednesday when the members of the military patrolling between Sason and Kozluk districts came across a group of PKK members. They called upon the militants to surrender, who in return opened gunfire. Military forces engaged in a fierce firefight with the terrorists and a Turkish trooper lost his life. Four soldiers received bullet injuries in the incident. They are currently receiving medical treatment in Batman State Hospital, according to a report published by CNN-Turk news channel. The report added that helicopters provided aerial protection for the troopers to carry out the operation. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community, including Turkey, Iran, the US, and the European Union. More than 40,000 people have lost their lives since the PKK launched its armed campaign against Ankara in 1984 as part of a quest to establish a socialist Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey. Turkish fighter jets frequently shell PKK strongholds in the jagged mountains of northern Iraq. |
| Posted by:Fred |