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| Kurdish rebels have killed 15 Turkish soldiers in fighting in the country's south-east, the military says. | Kurdish rebels have killed 15 Turkish soldiers in fighting in the country's south-east, the military says. |
| The soldiers died in clashes with fighters said to be from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), based over the border in northern Iraq. | |
| Local media said 23 rebels were also killed, although the military would not immediately confirm that figure. | |
| Turkey blames the PKK for a series of bomb attacks on its cities, and often targets rebels with air strikes. | Turkey blames the PKK for a series of bomb attacks on its cities, and often targets rebels with air strikes. |
| More than 40,000 people are thought to have been killed since 1984, when the PKK launched its campaign for a Kurdish homeland in south-eastern Turkey. | More than 40,000 people are thought to have been killed since 1984, when the PKK launched its campaign for a Kurdish homeland in south-eastern Turkey. |