Clashes erupt with PKK militants in Turkey’s southeast

Clashes erupt with PKK militants in Turkey’s southeast

ŞIRNAK – Doğan News Agency
Clashes erupt with PKK militants in Turkey’s southeast An armed clash erupted between security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants on early June 1 in the İdil district of the southeastern province of Şırnak.

Clashes erupted in the morning hours when a group of PKK militants tried to infiltrate into the district.

According to initial reports, two security personnel were wounded while a number of PKK militants were killed.

The district was previously the site of a curfew.