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Two soldiers killed in Kurdish militant attacks in eastern Turkey
Posted On Aug 10 2015
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Five people were killed in eastern Turkey on Friday in a series of clashes between security forces and Kurdish militants, part of a surge in violence that has put further strain on a fragile peace process between Ankara and the rebels.
– A police officer and two assailants have been killed following a auto bomb attack against a police station in Istanbul’s Sultanbeyli district, broadcaster CNNTurk reported.
Two simultaneous attacks were carried out by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists on Monday afternoon, targeting a gendarmerie command and a poLice station in the Lice district of Diyarbakır province.
Turkish security forces have detained suspects linked to ISIL, PKK, and leftist groups, detaining over 1,300 people across the country since July 24th, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Also Friday, legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party said that eight Iraqi civilians were killed in a Turkish air raid in northern Iraq last week, disputing the Turkish military’s claim that the area struck was a camp used by Kurdish rebels.
At least 36 people have now been killed in the renewed violence.
Clashes broke out after gunmen opened fire on police officers who were attempting to close ditches dug on the side streets in the town in order to block police from entering the area. Police took cover behind walls and behind their armoured vehicles to engage in pitched battles with the militants, television pictures showed.
Two police officers were among the wounded, the governor’s office said.
Meanwhile, two armed individuals early today launched a gun attack against the well-fortified US consulate in the quiet district of Istinye on the Bosphorus on the outskirts of Istanbul.
“A large-scale operation has been launched to find the perpetrators of this terrorist attack”, the statement added. The official Anatolia news agency named her as Hatice Asik, 42, a member of the outlawed DHKP-C who had been planning a suicide bombing.
