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Turkish army says 31 PKK rebels killed in recent operations

Xinhua, November 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Turkish military on Thursday revised up the total number of Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) rebels killed in its latest security operations to 31.

Security forces killed 16 more rebels from the outlawed PKK on Wednesday in operations in the mountainous town of Yuksekova in the province of Hakkari, the military said in a statement.

An earlier statement issued late Wednesday put the total of PKK members killed at 15. Two soldiers were also killed in the operations, which started Tuesday.

Since the government launched major military operations against PKK militants, tensions have soared in Turkey, with PKK militants retaliating ever since a ceasefire fell through in July.

The PKK is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. Endit