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Turkish prime minister vows to 'wipe out' PKK after deadly militant attack
Source: The Guardian
War planes bomb Kurdish insurgent targets after 16 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes near Iraq border on Sunday
The Turkish prime minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, has vowed to “wipe out” Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) militants after 16 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack on Sunday.
Turkish war planes bombed Kurdish insurgent targets overnight after militants staged what appeared to be their deadliest attack since the collapse of a two-year ceasefire in July.
“These terrorists must be wiped out from the mountains; whatever happens they must be wiped out,” Davutoğlu said in televised comments.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/turkish-jets-strike-pkk-targets-after-deadly-militant-attack
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