Five soldiers killed in Diyarbak?r's Sur

Five Turkish soldiers were killed on Feb. 1 during operations conducted against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbak?r province, the Turkish General Staff has announced.

Three soldiers and two police officers were heavily wounded during clashes with the PKK militants, and three of the soldiers later succumbed to their injuries in hospital despite all efforts, a statement issued on the General Staff's website said.

The clashes have been continuing since, with reports indicating that three more soldiers and a police officer were hospitalized due to injuries sustained during the operation. 

One of the soldiers, whose identity has not been disclosed to the press, succumbed to his wounds in hospital, raising the death toll to five.

Meanwhile, three Turkish security officials, including a soldier and two police officers, were killed on Jan. 31 in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the violence-hit Cizre district of southeastern ??rnak province. 

A soldier and a police officer were heavily wounded as clashes erupted between security forces and PKK militants on Reyhan Street in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood on Jan. 31, as part of an anti-terror operation named after deceased soldier Burak Demirci. 

The wounded officials, identified as Sgt. 1st Class Ahmet Semerci and special operations police officer Ömer Güney, were brought to Cizre State Hospital where they succumbed to their wounds. 

A second police officer was severely wounded later on Jan. 31, as the operation and clashes continued throughout the day. 

The second police officer, identified as Taner Cinpolat, also succumbed to the wounds he sustained during the clashes. ...