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Two policemen injured in Turkey's east

Two Turkish policemen were injured in an attack on a police station in Turkey?s eastern Bingöl province by militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) late Aug. 25, security sources said.

An armored vehicle in front of the police station was also hit by rocket and long barreled weapons in the attack.
The injured policemen were taken to Bingöl State Hospital.

Turkish military launches operation after PKK attack in Diyarbak?r

The Turkish military has launched an aerial campaign and land operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) after a soldier was killed and three others were injured when militants from the group opened fire at gendarmerie forces guarding a hydroelectric plant in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r?s Kulp district early on Aug. 23.

Three soldiers killed, two security forces injured in clashes in Turkey's southeast

Three soldiers have been killed and one has been wounded in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r?s Hani and Lice districts, while a police officer was wounded after PKK members attacked the district police department in the province?s Ba?lar district.

Three soldiers killed in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey

Three Turkish soldiers are killed and six others were wounded in a roadside bomb attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Bingöl Three Turkish soldiers are killed and six others were wounded in a roadside bomb attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Bingöl, Do?an News Agency has reported. 

Mine explosion kills one soldier in Turkey's east

One soldier was killed on Aug. 13 after stepping on a mine laid by outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) militants in the eastern province of Bingöl.

Clashes erupted in Bingöl?s Genç district between security forces and PKK militants, during which the soldier stepped on the mine. He was rushed to the Bingöl State Hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. 

One killed in clashes during operation to remove controversial statue of PKK founder

One person was killed and two were wounded in clashes that erupted between protesters and security forces during an operation to remove a statue of Mahsum Korkmaz, one of the founders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Aug. 19.

Three soldiers wounded during clashes in southeastern Turkey

Three soldiers were wounded on May 31 during clashes with a group of protesters who blocked the road between the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and Bingöl.

Gendarmerie forces cracked down on the demonstrators in the Lice district of Diyarbakır, where the tension has been high since last week’s clashes with security forces and some groups, Anadolu Agency reported.

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