16 March 2019 - 21:06

Two Turkish soldiers killed, eight wounded in clashes with PKK in Kurdistan Region

<p style="text-align: left;">Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded on March 16 in a clash with the fighters of the Kurdistan Workers&rsquo; Party (PKK) in Kurdistan Region, Turkey's defense ministry said.

Six fighters of the PKK, including a woman, were also killed during the clashes, the ministry said in a statement.

Turkey regularly carries out air strikes on PKK bases in the region in the north of Iraq.

Turkey regularly carries out air strikes on PKK bases in the Kurdistan Region, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pursues his aim of ending the militant group’s presence near Turkey’s borders.

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