Two soldiers and 34 militants were killed in two separate attacks and a military operation in southeastern Turkey late on Sept. 24 and early on Sept. 25, the Turkish Armed Forces has announced.
The Chief of General Staff said in a written statement on Sept. 25 that two soldiers were killed in the two attacks late on Sept. 24 and early on Sept. 25, each conducted by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the Beytüşşebap district of the southeastern province of Şırnak.
Eight soldiers and a village guard were also injured in the attacks that started at 11 p.m. Sept. 24 and 5:40 a.m. Sept. 25, the statement said, adding that all those who were injured in the attacks were being treated in the Şırnak Public Hospital.