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Turkey: 35 Kurdish militants killed
Ankara, July 30: At least 35 Kurdish militants were killed on Saturday by Turkish security forces in the country's Hakkari province.
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Air
strikes
were
launched
against
the
Kurdistan
Workers
Party
(PKK)
members
who
attempted
to
infiltrate
into
Beybuta
Hill
Military
Base
Region
in
Yuksekova
district,
Xinhua
news
agency
reported.
The strikes killed 23 persons, while four others were killed in ground operations.
Meanwhile, eight militants were killed in operations launched by the army forces in Cukurca district.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the European Union, resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish government in July 2015.
IANS