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Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:57am EDT
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish guerrillas killed 24 Turkish soldiers in attacks on military posts in southeastern Turkey early on Wednesday, security sources told Reuters, the biggest single death toll for Turkish security forces in years.
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan canceled a planned visit to Kazakhstan after the attacks, sources in his office said.
At least 18 soldiers were also wounded when militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) opened fire on military outposts in Cukurca and Yuksekova districts in Hakkari province on the border with Iraq, the sources said.
Earlier, the sources said 21 soldiers had been killed but later raised the toll. Turkey's armed forces could not be immediately reached for comment. The PKK did not immediately claim responsibility for the attacks.
The attacks come only a day after five policemen and three civilians, including a 2-year-old girl, were killed in a roadside bomb attack planted by suspected Kurdish rebels in nearby Bitlis province.
Wednesday's attacks also come only days after Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited troops in the region to boost morale in an area that has seen increased violence in recent months.
Kurdish separatists have stepped up their attacks in southeastern Turkey, killing more than 50 Turkish security personnel since July.
The Turkish military has launched retaliatory air raids on Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
Kurdish rebels took up arms against the Turkish state in 1984 and more than 40,000 people have died in the conflict. They have bases in northern Iraq from which they cross the border to attack Turkish targets.
The PKK is considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
(Reporting by Seyhmus Cakan; writing by Daren Butler and Jonathon Burch; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
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Privateturk wrote:
Those who you talk about are nothing but terrorists. These are not just attacks but terrorist actions. I urge you not to use terms such as “rebel, guerrilla, separatist.” Those people are those who want to break the union of a nation!
Oct 19, 2011 3:13am EDT -- Report as abuse
dturk wrote:
pkk can neither be considered as rebels not are they guerillas. pkk is a terrorist organizationofficially recognized as such by the US and the members of the EU. They should be treated accordingly as well.
Oct 19, 2011 3:17am EDT -- Report as abuse
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