Five Turkish soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in a landmine attack followed by an ambush by suspected militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the eastern Hakkari province yesterday. Sixteen PKK militants were killed in the clashes that followed the attack.
Four landmines were detonated by PKK militants as a Turkish military convoy drove on a road between Hakkari's Bağlar and Zorgeçit villages, located roughly 20 kilometers away from the center of the province's Şemdinli district.
PKK militants opened fire on the convoy after the blasts, prompting a firefight between the soldiers and militants. Five soldiers were killed and seven were injured in the attack.
Two Cobra gunships and numerous armored vehicles were dispatched from Hakkari's Yüksekova district to reinforce the troops who were ambushed. Sixteen PKK militants were killed in the ensuing clashes.
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