28 December 2017 - 18:28

Six Turkey soldiers wounded in PKK rocket attack

<p style="text-align: left;">At least six Turkish soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack carried out by the Kurdistan Workers&rsquo; Party (PKK) against a military base in the southeastern province of Hakkari on December 28.

The PKK attacked the Zer Tepe and Kirmizikaya military bases in the Cukurca district, the Hakkari Governor’s Office said in a statement.

State-run Anadolu Agency reported that the wounded soldiers were taken to the Hakkari State Hospital for treatment while an air-backed operation was launched to hunt down the militants.

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