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| Districts of Tunceli (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
ANKARA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Three soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed in clashes with the militants of the outlawed
Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey early Friday, private Dogan news agency reported.
The clashes erupted between the PKK and the Turkish security forces in Alacik village in
Tunceli province as the Turkish troops were on duty in the region, leaving one sergeant and two soldiers dead, according to the report.
Due to the heavy fog and rain, the Turkish helicopters could not land in support of the Turkish security forces, said the report, which added that the security forces started an operation in the area to capture the PKK members, who had escaped from the scene.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, took up arms in 1984 in a bid to create an ethnic homeland in southeastern Turkey. Since then, more than 40,000 people have been killed in conflicts involving the group.
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