Four Turkish soldiers, 20 Kurdish PKK rebels killed in clashes
MESOP : Despite a pledge by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to suspend all offensive actions ahead of Turkey’s snap elections on November 1.
ANKARA,— Four Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of intense fighting in Turkish Kurdistan, the kurdish southeastern region, a security source said Sunday.The fighting took place in the mountainous Daglica region close to the Iraqi Kurdistan border. The clashes, which also involved helicopters, came despite a pledge by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to suspend all offensive actions ahead of Turkey’s snap elections on November 1. www.mesop.de