Turkish military says 22 Kurd rebels killed

Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:44am EDT
 
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ISTANBUL, July 15 (Reuters) - Turkish troops have killed 22 Kurdish guerrillas in an operation over the last five days in southeast Turkey, military headquarters said on Tuesday.

In a statement on its Web site, the General Staff said it had launched the operation in Sirnak province near the Iraqi border on July 11 after locating a group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants there.



 

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