Erdogan Vows to Strike Back After PKK Kills Turkish Soldiers
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to escalate his government’s campaign against Kurdish separatists after soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack near the Iraqi border.
Militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, killed and wounded soldiers in an attack on two armored vehicles near the southeastern town of Daglica, the army said in a statement Monday. While no casualty figure was given, media reported as many as 16 killed in Sunday’s bombing, including a lieutenant-colonel. If confirmed, that would be the highest single toll since violence resumed in July, shattering a three-year lull.