Hakkari

Police officer arrested over incident that led to death of four civilians in Turkey's east

A court in the eastern province of Hakkari on Oct. 9 ordered the arrest of a police officer over an incident that led to the death of four civilians, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Civilians at a furniture store in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari were hit after a machine gun on the top of an armored police vehicle opened fire while patrolling on Oct. 8.

Soldier killed in PKK attack Turkey's east

One soldier was killed and five were injured in a mortar attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Çukurca district of the southeastern province of Hakkari on Oct. 1. 
PKK militants fired mortar shells at 05:30 a.m. on Oct. 1 in the Dağbaşı district on the border with Iraq during a military operation.

One soldier was killed and five were wounded in the attack.

Six PKK militants 'neutralized' in Turkey's southeast, military says

Three militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party were "neutralized" in an operation in southeastern Hakkari province's Çukurca district Sept. 30, the military said in a statement on Oct. 1.

The military uses the term "neutralized" for killed, injured or caught militants.

The Turkish General Staff said in the statement that the militants were preparing an attack.

Three village guards killed in PKK attack in eastern Turkey

Three village guards were killed in an armed clash that erupted after outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants conducted an attack in the Yüksekova district of eastern province of Hakkari early on Sept. 29. 

The clashes occurred as the guards were patrolling in the Büyükçiftlik area of Yüksekova. 

TSK seizes over 40 mines in Turkey's southeast

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has announced that over 40 anti-personnel mines have been seized in a security operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

A total of 41 mines were seized in an operation in the Ortaklar region of the Şemdinli district in southeastern Hakkari province on Sept. 22. 

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