Two soldiers martyred in southeastern Turkey

SIRNAK, Turkey

Two Turkish soldiers were martyred by PKK terrorists in the southeastern province of Sirnak on Friday, military sources said.

It was reported that the two soldiers were martyred in an anti-terrorist operation against the PKK in the province’s Idil district.

The operation is ongoing.

Turkey's southeast has been the scene of significant military operations since December against the PKK – designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU – which renewed its armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015.

Since then, more than 280 security forces personnel have been martyred and thousands of PKK terrorists killed in operations across Turkey and northern Iraq.