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Turkish army kills rebels in raid near Iraq border
The Turkish military on Saturday said it killed two Kurdish guerrillas in operations carried out in a southeastern region of the country the previous day.
- Agencies
- Published: 17:32 July 5, 2008
Ankara, Turkey: The Turkish military on Saturday said it killed two Kurdish guerrillas in operations carried out in a southeastern region of the country the previous day.
The army said that the troops seized 46 guns and various equipment belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Turkey has stepped up operations against rebels from the Iraq-based PKK, which the United States and the European Union consider a terrorist organisation.
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