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Turkish soldier killed in clash with Kurd
rebels
28.6.2006
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DIYARBAKIR,
Kurdistan-Turkey, June 28 (Reuters) - One Turkish
soldier was killed in a fire fight between Turkish
troops and armed separatists near the Iraqi border
in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast on
Wednesday, security officials said.
Turkey's military engagements with the Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK), which wants a Kurdish homeland
in the country's southeast, have escalated in recent
months and dozens of soldiers and militants have
been killed.
Ankara considers the PKK a terrorist organisation
and blames it for more than 30,000 deaths since
1984, when it launched its campaign. The group
called off a unilateral ceasefire in 2004.
Reuters
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