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| PKK attack kills soldiers in south-eastern Turkey | PKK attack kills soldiers in south-eastern Turkey |
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| A number of Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack in the south-eastern province of Hakkari. | A number of Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack in the south-eastern province of Hakkari. |
| The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebel group said in a statement that it had carried out the attack. | The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebel group said in a statement that it had carried out the attack. |
| Turkish media said Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was calling an emergency security meeting. | Turkish media said Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was calling an emergency security meeting. |
| There has been a surge in violence between the army and the PKK after a ceasefire collapsed in July in the wake of Turkish raids on PKK camps in Iraq. | There has been a surge in violence between the army and the PKK after a ceasefire collapsed in July in the wake of Turkish raids on PKK camps in Iraq. |
| On Sunday, Turkish media said bombs were detonated as two military vehicles were passing in the village of Daglica. | On Sunday, Turkish media said bombs were detonated as two military vehicles were passing in the village of Daglica. |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised "a very particular and decisive" response on Turkish TV. | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised "a very particular and decisive" response on Turkish TV. |
| The PKK statement said 15 soldiers had died and weapons had been seized, but there was no official confirmation of the toll. | |
| Local media said that air strikes had been launched against PKK positions on Sunday evening in retaliation. | |
| The government says military operations against the PKK will continue until the group withdraws from Turkish soil and disarms. | |
| Curfews have been imposed in several towns where clashes take place and over a hundred districts have been declared "temporary security zones". | |
| In retaliation, several municipalities in the predominantly Kurdish east and south-east of Turkey have announced "self-rule". | |
| Critics accuse President Erdogan of renewing violence to curb the support for the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), whose 14% share of the vote in June elections cost the governing AKP its majority in parliament. | |
| The government denies these accusations. Many people fear the clashes will mount as snap elections scheduled for November draw closer. | |
| More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched its armed campaign in 1984. |