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| Turkish troops die in suspected Kurdish PKK attack | Turkish troops die in suspected Kurdish PKK attack |
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| Eight Turkish soldiers have been killed in a suspected attack by Kurdish militants in Hakkari province, close to the Iraqi border. | Eight Turkish soldiers have been killed in a suspected attack by Kurdish militants in Hakkari province, close to the Iraqi border. |
| Officials and Turkish media said the troops died after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb or mine. There were also reports of a shoot-out. | Officials and Turkish media said the troops died after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb or mine. There were also reports of a shoot-out. |
| Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). |
| There has been an increase in Kurdish rebel attacks since July. | There has been an increase in Kurdish rebel attacks since July. |
| Security sources told Reuters news agency that the cause of the latest deaths was a remote-controlled explosive device. AFP news agency reported two separate mine blasts. | Security sources told Reuters news agency that the cause of the latest deaths was a remote-controlled explosive device. AFP news agency reported two separate mine blasts. |
| The attack occurred in the district of Cukurca, and officials said military reinforcements were being deployed to the area. | The attack occurred in the district of Cukurca, and officials said military reinforcements were being deployed to the area. |
| "They [the rebels] are testing our patience. We'll retaliate in kind," Mr Yilmaz was quoted as saying. | "They [the rebels] are testing our patience. We'll retaliate in kind," Mr Yilmaz was quoted as saying. |
| The attack will add to pressure on the government to devise a more effective strategy for combating the PKK, the BBC's Jonathan Head reports from Istanbul. | |
| The government has already said it will ask the police to play a bigger role in counter-insurgency, he says, but this idea has been challenged by critics who argue that the police are no better equipped to tackle the PKK than the army is. | |
| The government is also planning more cross-border operations into northern Iraq, where the PKK's main bases are. | |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned recently of tougher action against Kurdish rebels. | |
| Our correspondent says there is little talk now of renewing the so-called "democratic opening", an initiative from two year ago, which aimed to end the conflict in the south-east by expanding the rights of the Kurdish minority. | |
| Kurds from the PKK have been waging an armed campaign for autonomy that dates back to 1984. | Kurds from the PKK have been waging an armed campaign for autonomy that dates back to 1984. |
| More than 40,000 people have been killed in the violence. | More than 40,000 people have been killed in the violence. |
| In one attack last month 13 Turkish soldiers and seven Kurdish rebels were killed in the deadliest clash in three years. | In one attack last month 13 Turkish soldiers and seven Kurdish rebels were killed in the deadliest clash in three years. |