Attack marks further deterioration in relations between Kurds and government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after fragile ceasefire broke down in July Kurdish militants have said they killed 15 Turkish soldiers in an attack on a convoy of armoured vehicles in south-east Turkey,in what could be the bloodiest assault since the collapse of a ceasefire in July. The number of casualties could not be independently verified but in a televised statement President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confirmed that an attack had taken region near the village of Dalica, in Hakkari province, and close to Turkey’s borders with Iran and Iraq.
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Source: theguardian.com