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One Turkish soldier dies, two militants killed in operations

Türkiye Materials 9 September 2008 11:51 (UTC +04:00)

One soldier died when militants opened fire on a gendarmery team in the eastern province of Elazig on Monday.

Militants opened fire on a gendarmery team, which was going to the rural area for a mission, in Elazig's Karakocan town, reported Worldbulletin.

One soldier died in the clash.

In a separate operation in Dicle town of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, two militants were killed.

Also, the General Staff said in a statement it posted on its web-site that a militant surrendered to security forces in Yuksekova town of the southeastern province of Hakkari.

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