Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 3
By Orkhan Guluzade – Trend:
Three Turkish servicemen died and 23 more were wounded in a shootout between the Turkish military and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the country’s south-eastern province of Hakkari, the Turkish Haber 7 TV channel reported Sept. 3.
According to the report, Turkish armed forces sent additional troops to the Hakkari province.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for over 25 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
The UN and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization.
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