Turkish jets kill 5 PKK militants: army

The Turkish army says it has struck PKK militants in southeast Turkey.

Turkish warplanes have struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets and killed five insurgents as part of an air and ground offensive against the group in southeast Turkey, the Turkish military says.

The Turkish army said it hit PKK shelters and supply points in the mountainous Semdinli district of Hakkari province, north of Turkey's borders with Iraq and Iran, on Monday.


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