Residents of Batman march against terrorism
Residents of Batman in southeastern Turkey organized a march Friday to condemn a PKK terrorist attack in the province that martyred seven Turkish soldiers.
A number of Turkish non-governmental organizations organized the protest, with participants chanting slogans like “Turks, Kurds are brothers” and “Hell to PKK.”
The protestors carried a 100-meter-long (328-foot-long) Turkish flag during the march.
Seven Turkish soldiers were martyred and two others wounded Thursday in a PKK terrorist attack in Batman, according to local sources.
The terrorists detonated an improvised explosive as an armored military vehicle passed by.
Residents of Batman in southeastern Turkey organized a march Friday to condemn a PKK terrorist attack in the province that martyred seven Turkish soldiers.A number of Turkish non-governmental organizations organized the protest, with participants chanting slogans like “Turks, Kurds are brothers” and “Hell to PKK.”
Turks march to condemn terrorist attack in Batman
In a statement, the Batman Governor’s Office said four soldiers were martyred and five others were wounded in the rural area of Gercus district.
Later, three soldiers succumbed to their wounds at the Batman Regional State Hospital, said a health officer, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
Two wounded soldiers were undergoing treatment, the source added.
An operation was launched in the area to nab the terrorists.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
Iraq strongly condemned an attack Thursday by the PKK terror group in Turkey’s Batman province in which eight Turkish soldiers were martyred.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Mahjoub said Iraq is against terror and violence for whatever reason.He added that Iraq is in solidarity with neighboring Turkey on maintaining security and stability.PKK terrorists detonated an improvised explosive device as an armored military vehicle passed by, martyring eight soldiers and injuring one.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.US condemns terror attack that martyred seven Turkish soldiersSeven Turkish soldiers martyred in PKK terror attack
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Turkey will get rid of the PKK terrorist organization, Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım said on Thursday in the Aegean Izmir province.Decrying Thursday's PKK terror attack which martyred seven Turkish and wounded two, Yıldırım told a ceremony ushering in the school year at Ege University that no trace of terror will be left in the country, as Turkey is determined on this.Essentially, what the PKK is trying to do is fight Turkey's successful results in the war on terrorism, he said.On Thursday in the southeastern Batman province, an improvised explosive planted by PKK terrorists detonated when an armored military vehicle passed through, martyring seven soldiers.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.Turkey to continue resolute anti-terror fight: ErdoğanPKK turns Syria into drug farm under US protectionWanted PKK terrorist ‘neutralized’ in southeast TurkeySeven Turkish soldiers martyred in PKK terror attackEx-terrorists narrate how PKK recruits children
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The U.S. Embassy in Turkey on Thursday condemned an attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror organization that martyred seven Turkish soldiers in the southeastern Batman province."We condemn the brutal attack that occurred in Batman today and convey our condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives. PKK terrorists must stop their attacks. We stand by our ally Turkey in its fight against terror," the U.S. Embassy in Ankara tweeted.Seven Turkish soldiers were martyred and three others wounded in a PKK terror attack on Thursday in southeastern Batman province.The terrorists detonated an improvised explosive planted in the road when an armored military vehicle was passing through the rural area of Gercus district.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.PKK turns Syria into drug farm under US protectionWanted PKK terrorist ‘neutralized’ in southeast TurkeyTurkey declares curfew in 65 villages in DiyarbakırTurkey neutralizes 13 terrorists in SE Turkey, N IraqSeven Turkish soldiers martyred in PKK terror attack
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Seven Turkish soldiers were martyred, three others wounded in a PKK terror attack on Thursday in southeastern Batman province, according to the local governorship.In a statement, the Batman Governor’s Office said the terrorists detonated an improvised explosive planted in the road when an armored military vehicle was passing through the rural area of Gercus district.A wide-scale operation has been launched in the area to nab the terrorists.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
Seven Turkish soldiers martyred in PKK terror attack