Kurdish rebel attacks on soldiers in Turkey kill 10
ANKARA, Turkey — Kurdish rebels staged two attacks against security forces in southeastern Turkey on Monday, killing 10 security force members and wounding eight others, the country’s state-run news agency reported.
Anadolu Agency said militants belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, launched an attack in the afternoon against soldiers providing security along the construction of the Sirnak-Van highway in Sirnak province near the border with Iraq.
Six soldiers were killed and two wounded in the assault. Anadolu said an operation has been launched to apprehend rebels in the area, with officials saying one of the militants responsible has been killed.
Earlier Monday, Anadolu reported Kurdish rebels had detonated a roadside bomb in Mardin province, near the border with Syria.