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Rocket attack in southeast Turkey kills 2 soldiers

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AP Ankara (Turkey)
Last Updated : Jun 20 2018 | 6:15 PM IST

Turkish officials say a rocket attack by Kurdish rebels on a military vehicle in southeast Turkey has killed two soldiers and wounded one other.

A statement from the governor's office for Hakkari province said the attack occurred today as the vehicle was leaving a hilltop base near the town of Cukurca, close to the border with Iraq.

The attack came as Turkey intensified cross-border airstrikes against suspected bases belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in northern Iraq, including Qandil mountain - where the group's leadership maintains its headquarters.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said of Qandil: "Our aim is to drain the biggest of terrorist swamps."

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First Published: Jun 20 2018 | 6:15 PM IST

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