24-11-2024 10:59 AM Jerusalem Timing

Turkey Military, PKK Fighters Clash in Southeast

Turkey Military, PKK Fighters Clash in Southeast

The Turkish military said it had responded with artillery fire Wednesday to attacks launched by Kurdish fighters against army positions in the Kurdish-majority southeast near the Iraqi border.

PKKThe Turkish military said it had responded with artillery fire Wednesday to attacks  launched by Kurdish fighters against army positions in the Kurdish-majority southeast near the Iraqi border.

In a statement posted on its website, the army said militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fired mortar shells at its positions in the Daglica district.

In a separate incident, Kurdish fighters attacked military barracks in the region with automatic rifles.