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| Turkey 'shoot-out with IS' leaves police and suspects dead | |
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| Two policemen and up to seven suspected Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a shoot-out in south-east Turkey, security officials say. | Two policemen and up to seven suspected Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a shoot-out in south-east Turkey, security officials say. |
| Police were carrying out dawn raids on houses in the city of Diyarbakir where militants were thought to be hiding. | Police were carrying out dawn raids on houses in the city of Diyarbakir where militants were thought to be hiding. |
| Turkey has stepped up operations against IS since the group was blamed for twin blasts that killed more than 100 people in Ankara this month. | Turkey has stepped up operations against IS since the group was blamed for twin blasts that killed more than 100 people in Ankara this month. |
| Reports say the clashes in Diyarbakir, a mainly Kurdish city, are continuing. | Reports say the clashes in Diyarbakir, a mainly Kurdish city, are continuing. |
| AFP news agency says this is the first clash with IS militants on Turkish soil since Turkey launched air strikes on IS targets in neighbouring Syria in July. | AFP news agency says this is the first clash with IS militants on Turkish soil since Turkey launched air strikes on IS targets in neighbouring Syria in July. |
| Militants reportedly opened fire on police during the Diyarbakir raid. | Militants reportedly opened fire on police during the Diyarbakir raid. |
| Two officers were killed after booby-traps around one of the houses exploded, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Another five officers were injured. | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told reporters that seven militants were killed in the operation and 12 others detained. | |
| Tensions are running high in Turkey just six days ahead of general elections. | Tensions are running high in Turkey just six days ahead of general elections. |
| The double bombing in Ankara this month - targeting a Kurdish peace rally - was the country's most deadly, and came amid an upsurge of fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels. | |
| The authorities suspect IS was behind the 10 October bombings in the capital. | The authorities suspect IS was behind the 10 October bombings in the capital. |
| Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the bombings were an attempt to influence the 1 November elections. | Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the bombings were an attempt to influence the 1 November elections. |
| Many of the victims were activists of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, which believes its delegation at the march was specifically targeted. | Many of the victims were activists of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, which believes its delegation at the march was specifically targeted. |
| The BBC's Mark Lowen in Ankara says critics of the Turkish government believe it is using IS as a scapegoat - and that murky elements of a so-called "deep state" are to blame for the bombings. | The BBC's Mark Lowen in Ankara says critics of the Turkish government believe it is using IS as a scapegoat - and that murky elements of a so-called "deep state" are to blame for the bombings. |
| Even before the bombings the ceasefire with the PKK had broken down. At least 150 have died in clashes since July. | Even before the bombings the ceasefire with the PKK had broken down. At least 150 have died in clashes since July. |