Three Turkish soldiers, 13 PKK militants killed in clashes
DIYARBAKIR -- Three Turkish soldiers and 13 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were killed on Monday during clashes in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast, security sources said.
Turkish soldiers were on an operation in the Daglica district of Hakkari province, which borders Iraq, when clashes broke out, leaving three of the soldiers and four militants dead, the sources said. One Turkish soldier was also wounded, they added.
Nine more PKK militants were killed and four were severely wounded in an operation in the Hisar region of Hakkari, security sources said.
