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About 100 PKK militants killed or wounded in SE Turkey

Xinhua, September 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

About 100 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were either killed or wounded in the anti-terrorism operation in southeastern Hakkari province, Turkish army said in a statement on its website Saturday.

The remaining militants retreated back to northern Iraq, the statement added.

Intense clashes have been ongoing in the Hakkari region since a large scale operation was launched on Friday against the PKK in the nearby Cukurca district bordering Iraq.

Two PKK hide-outs were hit by warplanes and 33 PKK members were killed, 30 wounded.

Many PKK hide-outs were destroyed in the raid which was supported by an airborne operation.

The statement said the Sept. 3 operation has been the biggest blow to the PKK terrorists in recent years.

Meanwhile, the ongoing clashes between security forces and the PKK terrorists left eight soldiers dead and eight others wounded.

A total of 11 soldiers were killed in two separate PKK attacks late Friday in the eastern Van and southeastern Mardin provinces.

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