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| Turkish troops in rebel clashes | Turkish troops in rebel clashes |
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| Five Turkish soldiers and five Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in the south-east close to the Iraqi border, the Turkish army says. | Five Turkish soldiers and five Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in the south-east close to the Iraqi border, the Turkish army says. |
| It says another Turkish soldier died and 15 were wounded when a helicopter carrying reinforcements crashed because of a technical failure. | It says another Turkish soldier died and 15 were wounded when a helicopter carrying reinforcements crashed because of a technical failure. |
| But Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels claimed that they had shot down the helicopter, Reuters reports. | But Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels claimed that they had shot down the helicopter, Reuters reports. |
| The Turkish army says the rebels were killed in two separate clashes. | The Turkish army says the rebels were killed in two separate clashes. |
| PKK guerrillas have not confirmed the deaths. | PKK guerrillas have not confirmed the deaths. |
| 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 PKK has been fighting for autonomy in the south-east for over two decades. | The PKK has been fighting for autonomy in the south-east for over two decades. |
| Nearly 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict so far. | |
| Terrorist blacklist | Terrorist blacklist |
| 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. |
| Ankara accuses Iraq of failing to stop the guerrillas from using northern Iran as a safe haven. | Ankara 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. |