2 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clash

Two soldiers have been killed in fresh military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in southeastern Turkey.

The clashes took place on Wednesday when the members of the military patrolling Semdinli district of Hakkari province came across a group of PKK members. The militants opened fire when demanded to surrender.

No casualty figures have been reported on the PKK terrorists.

Military forces then engaged in a fierce firefight with the terrorists, leading to the killing of two Turkish soldiers and wounding of three others. Turkish army helicopters later provided aerial cover for its forces to carry out an operation in the area, CNN Turk reported.

The 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 launched its armed campaign against Ankara in 1984 as part of a quest to establish a separate socialist Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish fighter jets frequently shell PKK strongholds in the jagged mountains of northern Iraq.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124812§ionid=351020204.