Three members of the security forces have been killed during
clashes with members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
in the Sur district of Turkey’s southeastern province of
Diyarbakır, which has been under a military curfew for the past
month.
Militants detonated an explosive placed on a street as security
forces were conducting an operation in the district, heavily
wounding one soldier, who succumbed to his injuries in
hospital.
The body of the soldier, identified as special gendarmerie sergeant
Kemal Karabacaklı by the state-run Anadolu Agency, was sent to his
hometown Aydın for a funeral.
“One of our brave fellow soldiers was heavily wounded during the
operation in the Sur district of Diyarbakır province on Jan. 3 at
10:25 p.m. He succumbed to his injuries in hospital despite all
efforts,” said a statement issued by the Turkish Chief of General
Staff.
Another soldier died from his wounds in a hospital after he was
injured in clashes in Sur on Jan. 4.
Meanwhile, a police officer was killed during an operation in Sur
early on Jan. 4 after being shot by a PKK sniper.