Current:Home > Stocks12 Turkish soldiers have been killed over 2 days in clashes with Kurdish militants, authorities say-LoTradeCoin
12 Turkish soldiers have been killed over 2 days in clashes with Kurdish militants, authorities say
View Date:2024-12-23 20:55:49
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Six Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in clashes with Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, a day after another six were also killed.
The six soldiers slain on Saturday died in a firefight when militants attempted to infiltrate a Turkish base, according to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry. The statement said 13 militants had been “neutralized.”
In addition to the six Turkish soldiers killed on Friday, four militants were slain, authorities said.
Turkey conducts operations and airstrikes against targets in Syria and Iraq that it believes to be affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a banned Kurdish separatist group that has waged an insurgency against Turkey since the 1980s.
Ankara maintains that PKK has sanctuaries in northern Iraq, where its leadership is also purportedly based. The PKK is considered a terror organization by the United States and the European Union. Tens of thousands of people have died since the start of the conflict in 1984.
veryGood! (11)
Related
- Let Demi Moore’s Iconic Fashion Give You More Inspiration
- Phoenix shatters yet another heat record for big cities: Intense and unrelenting
- Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat
- As Russia’s War In Ukraine Disrupts Food Production, Experts Question the Expanding Use of Cropland for Biofuels
- RHOBH's Kyle Richards Addresses PK Kemsley Cheating Rumors in the Best Way Possible
- Medical debt affects millions, and advocates push IRS, consumer agency for relief
- This $40 Portable Vacuum With 144,600+ Five-Star Amazon Reviews Is On Sale for Just $24
- California Attorney General Investigates the Oil and Gas Industry’s Role in Plastic Pollution, Subpoenas Exxon
- Advocates Expect Maryland to Drive Climate Action When Trump Returns to Washington
- Inside Clean Energy: How Norway Shot to No. 1 in EVs
Ranking
- Today's Craig Melvin Replacing Hoda Kotb: Everything to Know About the Beloved Anchor
- Fox Corp CEO praises Fox News leader as network faces $1.6 billion lawsuit
- Unleashed by Warming, Underground Debris Fields Threaten to ‘Crush’ Alaska’s Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline
- Boy, 10, suffers serious injuries after being thrown from Illinois carnival ride
- Kentucky officer reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds in 2020 protests under investigation again
- How Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer Became the Song of the Season 4 Years After Its Release
- Last Year’s Overall Climate Was Shaped by Warming-Driven Heat Extremes Around the Globe
- Dave Grohl's Daughter Violet Joins Dad Onstage at Foo Fighters' Show at Glastonbury Festival
Recommendation
-
'Dangerous and unsanitary' conditions at Georgia jail violate Constitution, feds say
-
Democrats urge Republicans to rescind RFK Jr. invitation to testify
-
Anger grows in Ukraine’s port city of Odesa after Russian bombardment hits beloved historic sites
-
Unleashed by Warming, Underground Debris Fields Threaten to ‘Crush’ Alaska’s Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline
-
IAT Community Introduce
-
A new Ford patent imagines a future in which self-driving cars repossess themselves
-
Getting a measly interest rate on your savings? Here's how to score a better deal
-
Florida Judge Asked to Recognize the Legal Rights of Five Waterways Outside Orlando