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Turkish jets hit PKK positions

31 August 2016 18:13 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Turkish jets destroyed six PKK targets in southeastern Turkey’s Hakkari province on Wednesday, the military said, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.

In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the air operation took place in the rural Cukurca district.

In a separate incident, Turkish security forces killed a PKK terrorist in Cukurca, a security source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

Also, Turkish Security forces defused two tons of explosives planted on the Mardin-Sanliurfa Road on Wednesday, the same source said.

The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU -- resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015. Since then, more than 600 security personnel have been martyred and more than 7,000 PKK terrorists killed.