Five Kurdish rebels killed in southeastern Turkey
Five Kurdish guerrillas were killed in an operation by thousands of Turkish troops near the Iraqi border, an army official said on Friday. Turkish troops backed by helicopters are chasing a group of up to 40 guerrillas of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party in southeastern Sirnak province. Ten guerrillas and a soldier have been killed so far this week in operations against guerrillas operating in the mountains of eastern Turkey and northern Iraq. Army sources said the operations would continue. Full Story