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Turkey kills 13 militants

ANKARA, March 20 (KUNA) -- At least 13 militants were killed in anti-terror operations in southeastern Turkey over the past week, the Ministry of Interior said Monday.
Turkey's ecurity forces conducted 230 operations against various terrorist organizations, the ministry said in a release.
Eleven militants surrendered to forces during the operations jointly conducted by Gendarmerie Special Forces, commando units, special operations police and the Turkish Armed Forces, it added.
Moreover, dozens of suspects were detained on charges of relations with terrorist organizations -- 70 of them to the so-called Islamic State (IS), 28 to the Fetullah Group and 28 others to leftist groups, it noted. (end) rs.mt