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11 PKK rebels killed in Turkey's military operations

Xinhua, November 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

Eleven militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in military operations by the Turkish security forces on Thursday, said a Turkish official statement on Friday.

The Turkish army staged the operations in fight against the camps of the PKK rebels in Cizre and Silopi towns of Sirnak province bordering northern Iraq, killing at least 11 PKK militants, said the statement released by Sirnak governor's office.

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

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

The government has vowed to continue operations against the PKK after the snap election in early November, in which the AKP won back the authority to form a one-party cabinet.

On Thursday, the military said a total of 31 PKK rebels were killed in a major offensive that started Tuesday in the mountainous town of Yuksekova in the province of Hakkari.

Meanwhile, one Turkish police officer was killed Thursday during an operation against the PKK in the Silvan town of southeastern Diyarbakir province, where a curfew is in force, private Dogan News Agency reported. Endit