Turkish Digest Advertising Rates

Annual Advertising options

Saturday, March 24, 2012

AFP: Turkish forces kill 15 women Kurd rebels

Turkish forces kill 15 women Kurd rebels

(AFP) – 2 hours ago

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish security forces killed 15 rebel Kurds, all of them women, in fighting in the separatist heartland in the southeast of the country on Saturday, the interior ministry said.

The clashes erupted the day after the Turkish army and police wrapped up a massive offensive against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) near the Iraqi border.

More:AFP: Turkish forces kill 15 women Kurd rebels