6 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack
Six Turkish security forces were killed on Friday, March 30, in an attack by the fighters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern Kurdish province of Siirt, local officials said.
According to AFP the Siirt governor's office said in a statement three other village guards and four soldiers were wounded while they were providing security during road construction.
Those killed were also village guards -- locals employed to combat PKK members.
The governorate did not give further details on the attack but blamed the "separatist terrorist organization" -- Turkey's official term for the PKK.
The office said that a wide operation was underway to "neutralize the PKK terrorists who launched the attack".
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