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Turkish operation 'kills 22 PKK' | Turkish operation 'kills 22 PKK' |
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Turkish troops have killed 22 Kurdish guerrillas over the last five days in an operation in south-east Turkey, the Turkish military says. | Turkish troops have killed 22 Kurdish guerrillas over the last five days in an operation in south-east Turkey, the Turkish military says. |
There has been no confirmation from the PKK guerrilla group. | There has been no confirmation from the PKK guerrilla group. |
On Monday the military said two Turkish troops and three PKK fighters were killed in clashes in the same Sirnak province, near the Iraqi border. | On Monday the military said two Turkish troops and three PKK fighters were killed in clashes in the same Sirnak province, near the Iraqi border. |
Turkey has launched repeated air and land attacks in the region, targeting PKK rebels based in northern Iraq. | Turkey has launched repeated air and land attacks in the region, targeting PKK rebels based in northern Iraq. |
The PKK has been fighting for Kurdish self-rule since 1984. | The PKK has been fighting for Kurdish self-rule since 1984. |
The statement on the Turkish military's website said 22 rebels were killed when aircraft and artillery units shelled their positions in an operation starting last Friday. | |
On Monday a PKK spokeswoman, Sozdar Avesta, demanded a ceasefire in the Mount Ararat area, further north, where the PKK is holding three German tourists hostage. She also demanded a change in Germany's Kurdish policy. | |
Ms Avesta, speaking in the Qandil mountains in northern Iraq, said an international organisation such as the Red Cross should facilitate the hostages' release. | |
More than 30,000 people have died since the PKK began fighting for self-rule. Turkey, the EU and US consider it to be a terrorist organisation. |
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