15 Turkish Soldiers Slain in Kurd Attack
Posted on: Saturday, 4 October 2008, 09:00 CDT
Fifteen Turkish soldiers have been slain by Kurdish separatist rebels in the country's restive southeast, officials said Saturday.
The soldiers were killed during an attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which launched a raid from northern Iraq, the BBC reported.
Turkish military officials told the broadcaster that their troops managed to kill 23 rebels during the confrontation, which was described as a surprise strike on a military outpost by guerrillas using heavy weapons.
The BBC said Turkey has begun to stage military incursions across the border into northern Iraq to battle Kurdish separatists since the start of this year.
Source: United Press International
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