Three Turkish soldiers killed in Diyarbakır’s Sur

Three Turkish soldiers were killed on February 1 during operations conducted against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbakır province, Hurriyet Daily News reports, citing  Turkish General Staff.
Three soldiers and two police officers were heavily wounded during clashes with the PKKmilitants, and three of the soldiers later succumbed to their injuries in hospital despite all efforts, a statement issued on the General Staff’s website said.
Meanwhile, three Turkish security officials, including a soldier and two police officers, were killed on January 31 in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the violence-hit Cizre district of southeastern Şırnak province.
A soldier and a police officer were heavily wounded as clashes erupted between security forces and PKK militants on Reyhan Street in Cizre’s Cudi neighborhood on January 31, as part of an anti-terror operation named after deceased soldier Burak Demirci.
The wounded officials, identified as Sgt. 1st Class Ahmet Semerci and special operations police officer Ömer Güney, were brought to Cizre State Hospital where they succumbed to their wounds.
A second police officer was severely wounded later on Jan. 31, as the operation and clashes continued throughout the day.
The second police officer, identified as Taner Cinpolat, also succumbed to the wounds he sustained during the clashes.
The Turkish Army released a statement on its website announcing the casualties, while adding that three PKK militants were apprehended dead alongside their weapons as part of the operation.