Three Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels in southeast of country, the army said. PKK militants attacked Turkish troops deployed in Daglica area of southeastern Hakkari region with gunfire and rockets, it said in a statement on Friday.
“Our troops responded immediately, but three of our soldiers were martyred and six wounded,” the army said. After a series of attacks in Turkey, Ankara has launched a two-pronged offensive to bomb ISIS militants in Syria and PKK rebels in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey.