Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Clashes Between Turkish Military Forces And Kurdish Rebels Kill 28



Fighting In Southeastern Turkey Leaves 26 Dead, Reports Say -- CNN

(CNN) -- Fighting between Kurdish rebels and government troops in southeastern Turkey left more than two dozen dead Tuesday, according to reports from officials and a news agency.

Eight soldiers and 10 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, were killed when the rebels attacked a military station in the town of Yuksekova, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the Iranian border, according to a statement from the governor's office in Hakkari province. Sixteen other soldiers were wounded in the attack, government officials said.

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More News On Fighting Between Turkish Military Forces And Kurdish Rebels

Clashes in southeast Turkey kill 28 -- AFP
Turkish troops in big clash with PKK, 26 killed -- Reuters
Turkish Troops Die in Border Fight -- Wall Street Journal
26 killed in clashes in southeast Turkey -- Houston Chronicle/AP
8 Turkish soldiers 'killed by Kurdish rebels' -- The Telegraph
Eight Turkish Soldiers, 18 Kurdish Rebels Killed In Clashes -- Radio Free Europe
Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants killed in fighting near Iraq border -- The Guardian

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