
A total of six soldiers have been killed in clashes with the outlawed Kurd?stan Workers’ Party (PKK), while another two died in a military helicopter crash in the eastern province of Hakkari, Hurriyet Daily News reported Friday.
Six soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded as clashes erupted between security forces and PKK militants at the C??l? base in Hakkari’s Cukurca district at around 4:50 a.m. on May 13.
A helicopter was sent to the area to intervene against the militants but the helicopter crashed at around 5:50 a.m. due to an unknown technical problem.
The General Chief of Staff released a written statement on the incidents, announcing that both pilots of the helicopter had died in the crash.
An air-borne operation was launched to apprehend the militants, the statement said, adding that six PKK militants have been killed so far.
Source ; MENA
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