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Five terrorists surrender to Turkish forces

Five terrorists surrender to Turkish forces

Five PKK terrorists surrendered to Turkish security forces yesterday, according to Turkey's National Defense Ministry. "Five PKK terrorists who escaped from the shelter areas in northern Iraq surrendered to our security …

Turkey’s Sirnak hit by 4.1-magnitude earthquake

Turkey’s Sirnak hit by 4.1-magnitude earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 points has occurred in the Silopi district of Turkey’s south-eastern Sirnak province, according to the Ministry of Interior Disaster and Emergency Management Authority AFAD. The tremors were …

Terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey?

Terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey?

An improvised explosive device believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels has exploded on a road in Turkey’s southeastern Sirnak province, killing two people, according to Anadolu Agency. The agency said that two security …

Turkey ends anti-terrorist operation in Silopi

Turkey ends anti-terrorist operation in Silopi

Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu stated that the anti-terrorist operation in the south-east of the country in the town of Silopi is almost completed. "The operation in Silopi is almost completed. All the …

11 PKK members killed in Sirnak

11 PKK members killed in Sirnak

11 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed during a counter-terrorism operation in Turkey's southeastern province of Sirnak, local media report. Six militants were killed in Cizre, five more in Silopi, …

Turkish police shoot mother and child

Turkish police shoot mother and child

The snipers of Turkish police for unknown reasons shot a girl and her mother, Fatma Aly, who were sleeping on the roof in Silopi district of Şırnak province, IMC TV reports. The injured have been transferred to the hospital, but later …