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| Turkish troops in rebel clashes | Turkish troops in rebel clashes |
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| Five soldiers and five rebels have been killed in clashes involving Kurdish separatists in the south-east close to the Iraqi border, Turkey's army says. | Five soldiers and five rebels have been killed in clashes involving Kurdish separatists in the south-east close to the Iraqi border, Turkey's army says. |
| Another Turkish soldier died and 15 were wounded when a helicopter carrying reinforcements crashed because of a technical failure, a statement said. | Another Turkish soldier died and 15 were wounded when a helicopter carrying reinforcements crashed because of a technical failure, a statement said. |
| It said the rebels died in two other clashes. There is no confirmation. | It said the rebels died in two other clashes. There is no confirmation. |
| Turkey has staged cross-border raids into northern Iraq recently in pursuit of the Kurdish rebels. | Turkey has staged cross-border raids into northern Iraq recently in pursuit of the Kurdish rebels. |
| The militants belong to the Kurdistan Workers' Party which has been fighting for autonomy in the south-east for over two decades. | The militants belong to the Kurdistan Workers' Party which has been fighting for autonomy in the south-east for over two decades. |
| More than 30,000 people have been killed in the conflict so far. | More than 30,000 people have been killed in the conflict so far. |
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| The latest clashes broke out on Wednesday when PKK rebels opened fire on a group of soldiers in Hakkari province, the Turkish military said in a statement. | The latest clashes broke out on Wednesday when PKK rebels opened fire on a group of soldiers in Hakkari province, the Turkish military said in a statement. |
| The PKK rebels died in two separate operations in Semdinli and Sirnak near the Iraqi border, according to the statement. | The PKK rebels died in two separate operations in Semdinli and Sirnak near the Iraqi border, according to the statement. |
| The PKK has been blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. | The PKK has been blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. |
| The Turkish government accuses Iraq of failing to stop the guerrillas from using northern Iran as a safe haven. | The Turkish government accuses Iraq of failing to stop the guerrillas from using northern Iran as a safe haven. |
| The army has launched almost daily raids in the south-east and across the border into Iraq in retaliation for a series of deadly attacks by PKK rebels. | The army has launched almost daily raids in the south-east and across the border into Iraq in retaliation for a series of deadly attacks by PKK rebels. |
| Earlier this month militants ambushed and killed 17 Turkish soldiers at a border outpost, in the worst attack on the military in more than a year. | Earlier this month militants ambushed and killed 17 Turkish soldiers at a border outpost, in the worst attack on the military in more than a year. |