At least one soldier has lost his life in a fresh military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin.
The clash between Turkish troopers and a group of Kurdish militants took place on Friday near the village of Dibek in the Mardin province, which is bordered on the south by Syria. The incident also left one security agent wounded.
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community, including Turkey, Iran, the US and European Union member states.
More than 40,000 people have lost their lives since the PKK took up arms against Ankara in 1984 as part of a quest to establish an autonomous socialist Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey.
Turkish fighter jets frequently shell PKK strongholds in the jagged mountains of northern Iraq - a safe haven for the militants from which they launch attacks against Turkish soil.
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