Turkish soldiers on patrol near the Turkey-Iraq border (Photo: AFP)Kurds' Attack Kills 15 Soldiers, Turkey Reports
-- International Herald Tribune
-- International Herald Tribune
ISTANBUL: Fifteen Turkish soldiers were killed and at least 20 injured in an attack by Kurdish separatist rebels in the mountainous border area in eastern Turkey, the Turkish authorities said Saturday.
The soldiers were killed Friday night in an attack on the Aktutun border post in Semdinli, a district that borders Iran and Iraq, the Turkish military said. Twenty three Kurdish fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, were also killed.
The attack was the deadliest since last October, when Kurdish fighters killed 13 Turkish soldiers in an ambush near the town of Daglica. That attack touched off a major political confrontation between Turkey and Iraq, where some rebels hide. Turkey bombed targets there, over Iraqi objections, and later sent troops in, but abruptly withdrew them eight days later, under U.S. pressure.
Turkey, a NATO member, has been fighting Kurdish separatists in its southeast since the 1980's. Kurdish rebels want greater autonomy for Turkey's minority Kurdish population, a condition that the Turkish government says would lead to secession. The conflict has died down substantially since the bloody days of the 1980s and '90s.
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The attack was the deadliest since last October, when Kurdish fighters killed 13 Turkish soldiers in an ambush near the town of Daglica. That attack touched off a major political confrontation between Turkey and Iraq, where some rebels hide. Turkey bombed targets there, over Iraqi objections, and later sent troops in, but abruptly withdrew them eight days later, under U.S. pressure.
Turkey, a NATO member, has been fighting Kurdish separatists in its southeast since the 1980's. Kurdish rebels want greater autonomy for Turkey's minority Kurdish population, a condition that the Turkish government says would lead to secession. The conflict has died down substantially since the bloody days of the 1980s and '90s.
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And Its Kurdish Population
And Its Kurdish Population
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Dozens killed as Turkish troops clash with Kurds -- LA Times
38 killed in war zone attack -- News.com
15 soldiers killed in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey -- China Daily
15 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK -- Washington Post
FACTBOX-Who are the PKK? -- Reuters