Seven Turkish soldiers have been killed by PKK elements in an attack on the Iraqi-Turkish border, the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Thursday killing.
The PKK said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Our forces launched an attack on a site for the Turkish army in the area of Man-Rash in the province of Julmirk on the Iraqi-Turkish border,” pointing to “the use of heavy weapons during the attack.”
The statement added, “The attack resulted in killing seven Turkish soldiers at the site.”
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