In Turkey, two soldiers have been killed in two separate explosions near the country's border with Iraq where Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) militants operate, PRESS TV reported.
The soldiers were killed when two improvised detonative devices went off in the southeastern provinces of Hakkari and Sirnak on Saturday, the Turkish military said, blaming the blasts on PKK militants.
With the start of spring and the warming of weather, separatist PKK militants have launched fresh attacks on Turkish forces.
On Friday, Kurdish militants attacked a military checkpoint in Hakkari, killing two soldiers.
Turkish soldiers retaliated by pursuing the militants across the border into Iraq and killing at least five of them.
Increased PKK attacks have fueled violence in the region, prompting the Turkish military to launch air incursions into northern Iraq, reports indicate.
"Operations in the region are continuing and it is believed that the losses of the terrorists are higher," AFP quoted a military statement by Turkey's army as saying.