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ISTANBUL, May 10 (KUNA) -- Four Turkish soldiers were killed early Saturday
in armed confrontations with rebels of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in the
southeastern part of the country.
Turkish Army Command, in a statement, said two soldiers were also wounded
in the clashed, which erupted when Kurdish rebels attacked a security force
station in the disturbed Hakari province, southeast Turkey.
It added that over the past 24 hours, 20 PKK rebels and six Turkish
soldiers were killed.
These developments coincided with the military operation waged by the
Turkish Army, backed with helicopters, against the PKK.
In February, the army launched an eight-day offensive against PKK
operatives in northern Iraq. (end)
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