General Staff: 88 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK

General Staff: 88 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK

Turkish security forces have killed 417 Kurdish militants since late August, the General Staff of Turkey said.

Since August 29, 417 PKK militants have been killed, 61 have been wounded, 41 have surrendered and 18 have been captured during a campaign which the military described as "the most effective and comprehensive of recent years".

It also said 88 members of the Turkish security forces have been killed and 152 wounded during the same period, Reuters reports.

"The operations will continue with the same determination until the last terrorist has been neutralised," it added.

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