Turkey kills 35 militants after they try to storm base, officials say

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Source: Reuters

urkey's army killed 35 Kurdish militants after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province early on Saturday, military officials said.

The overnight attack came hours after clashes in Hakkari's Cukurca district between soldiers and militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that left eight soldiers dead, the officials said.

The militants attempted to take the base in three different groups, but were spotted by aerial reconnaissance. An air operation was launched, killing 23 of them, the officials said.

Four more were then killed in a ground operation, they said. The remaining eight were killed in clashes in Hakkari's Cukurca district.

Friday's clashes in Cukurca also left 25 soldiers wounded, the officials said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-kurds-idUSKCN10A063

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The near civil war in Turkey's southeastern Kurdish region continues apace.

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1. Not a good idea for the Kurds. They should stay focused on ISIS

it certainly doesnt look good to the "worlds eyes" when they attack Turkish forces instead

[forest444]

2. Translation:

35 Kurdish political prisoners were probably put in place, and then mowed down during their "assault" on said base.

Yes, it might have happened as Erdogan claims; but historically that's how fascist dictatorships (and some communist ones) have always done it.