MESOP : WAR RETURNS TO NUSEYBIN & SIRNAK – One Turkish soldier and eight PKK guerrillas were reportedly killed in the most recent clashes

Basnews – 17 April 2016 – Military conflicts between Turkish army and PKK Military conflicts between Turkish army and PKK- ŞIRNAK  — As the military confrontations continue in the Kurdish provinces of south eastern Turkey, Turkish authorities confirmed the death of a policeman and eight Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas across the area.

Amid the on-going Turkish operations in Şırnak province, PKK guerrillas carried out a rocket attack against an armoured police vehicle on April 16, wounding three Turkish policemen from which one later died, Turkish Hürriyet Daily News reported. Elsewhere in Diyarbakir province, the Turkish security forces launched a search operation against PKK guerrillas present in the area which ended in military confrontations between the sides.According to a statement released by the Diyarbakir Governor, eight PKK guerrillas were killed in the fire exchange with “at least 12 others arrested.” www.mesop.de