27 January 2016•Update: 27 January 2016
ANKARA
Three Turkish soldiers were martyred in an operation against the terrorist PKK organization in southeastern Turkey, according to the military Wednesday.
The Turkish General Staff also said in a statement that at least 20 PKK terrorists have been killed in counter-terrorism operations in Turkey's southeastern provinces.
Three soldiers, who were heavily wounded in an armed attack by the members of the separatist terrorist organization in the central Sur district in Diyarbakir province, died at the hospital.
Three others were also wounded and hospitalized, the statement said.
Meanwhile, 11 PKK militants were “neutralized” in a security operation in the Cizre district of Sirnak province Tuesday.
The statement added that six improvised explosive devices were destroyed, while 11 hunting rifles and a sniper rifle were seized.
According to the General Staff, nine other PKK terrorists were killed on Tuesday in the Sur district of Diyarbakir province, which brought the total number of PKK deaths to 134 in that area.
The army also said that 465 PKK terrorists had been “neutralized” since Dec. 15 in the Cizre operations.
The southeast has been the scenes of a significant military operation since mid-December.
The PKK – designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU – renewed its armed campaign against the Turkish state in late-July 2015. Since then more than 240 members of the security forces have been martyred.
