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One soldier martyred, 20 PKK terrorists killed in Turkey's southeast

The ongoing sweeping operations, backed by the air forces, left nearly two dozens of PKK terrorists dead

Ersin Çelik
09:58 - 2/09/2016 Cuma
Update: 10:08 - 2/09/2016 Cuma
Yeni Şafak

Twenty terrorists from outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed and one soldier fell martyr in Çukurca town, Hakkari, according to the governor's office.



In a statement, Hakkari governor Cüneyt Orhan Toprak said that six other soldiers were injured in the fighting, still underway in the rural part of Çukurca.



The injured were taken to the state-run hospital in Hakkari by ambulances.



The armed forces struck two terror targets in the Çukurca countryside, acting on intelligence information which had been received between 9:30 and 9: 48 p.m. late Thursday.



#Çukurca
#Hakkari
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