Five Turk soldiers and 16 PKK rebels killed in continued clashes

Five Turk soldiers and 16 PKK rebels killed in continued clashes

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Ankara: Five Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with PKK Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Sunday, a Turkish security source said, bringing the death toll among government troops since the start of their land offensive to 13.

The source told a Reuters reporter that 16 more PKK rebels had also been killed in Sunday's clashes, adding that heavy fighting was continuing in 15 different locations across the remote, mountainous region.

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