Eight Turkey troops killed in anti-PKK operations: army

Eight Turkey troops killed in anti-PKK operations: army Diyarbakir, Turkey (AFP) May 13, 2016 - Six Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday in a clash with Kurdish militants in the southeast of the country while two more lost their lives when a military helicopter sent to the scene crashed, the army said. The six troops were killed and eight others wounded in fighting with members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) near a military base in the Cukurca district of Hakkari prov ... more

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