Three Turkish soldiers killed, 14 others wounded in PKK attack in the southeast - army

Kurdish militants attack during military operation in southeastern town of Nusaybin

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Istanbul: Three Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 others were wounded on Sunday in an armed attack by Kurdish militants during a military operation in the southeastern town of Nusaybin, Turkey's army said in a statement.

Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast has been hit by waves of violence in clashes between government security forces and members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after a ceasefire fell apart last July.

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