Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 5
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Two Turkish servicemen died in a shootout between the country’s military and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in Turkey’s south-eastern province of Hakkari, Milliyet newspaper reported Sept. 5.
Turkish armed forces sent additional troops to the Hakkari province, according to the newspaper.
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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