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Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Istanbul attack that killed 38
An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Sunday for twin bombings that killed 38 people and wounded...
Turkish security forces kill 7,600 militants since July – Erdogan
Turkish security forces have killed 7,600 Kurdish militants since July 20, 2015, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, citing the date when...
More than 5,000 Kurdish militants killed since July – Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish security forces have killed more than 5,000 militants belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) since its ceasefire with the...
Kurdish militants free four abducted Turkish soldiers
Four Turkish soldiers abducted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were released early on Monday in southeast Turkey's Diyarbakir province after Kurdish...
Turkish forces deny entering Iraq to target PKK
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq overnight and some 500 soldiers have crossed the border, military and security sources...
Kurdish militants kill four in southeast Turkey
Turkish war planes launched fresh strikes on Kurdish guerrilla positions in northern Iraq yesterday while in southeast Turkey, Kurdish militants killed two...
Turkish warplanes attack PKK targets in Iraq
Turkish warplanes attacked Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq military sources said, in apparent retaliation for a rebel attack in southeast Turkey...
Senior PKK rebel denies reports of his arrest
The deputy to jailed PKK leader Adullah Ocalan made a rare appearance on television to deny an Iranian report that its forces...