Region | Iran

Turkey 'neutralises' PKK group in northern Iraq

The Turkish military said on Tuesday it had opened fire on 21 Kurdish PKK fighters trying to enter Turkey from northern Iraq.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 18:27 June 17, 2008
  • Gulf News

Ankara: The Turkish military said on Tuesday it had opened fire on 21 Kurdish PKK fighters trying to enter Turkey from northern Iraq.

The General Staff, in a statement on its Internet site, said its forces opened fire on the guerrillas late on Monday 3 km inside northern Iraq and most of them had been "neutralised".

It gave no further details, but "neutralised" generally means killed.

A spokesman for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) denied any of its men had been killed. "Often, the Turkish exaggerate in these cases and hide their losses," Ahmad Danis said.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (20 votes) 3 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from Iran

  1. Iran MPs push reduced cooperation with IAEA

  2. Iran approves building 10 enrichment sites

  3. $20m Iran fund for groups opposing the West

  4. Iran could pull out of non-proliferation pact

All articles in Iran

More from Region

Gulf News
Popular in News
News Editor's choice