UPDATE – Three soldiers martyred in Nusaybin, southeast Turkey

*ADDS TURKISH GENERAL STAFF STATEMENT and NUMBER OF INJURIES

MARDIN, Turkey (AA) – Three soldiers have been martyred and 14 others injured during an anti-terror operation against the PKK in southeast Turkey on Sunday, the country’s military has said.

In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the deaths occured in an armed attack by “separatist terrorist organization members” in Mardin province’s Nusaybin district.

Nusaybin is on the Syrian border and has been the focus of counter-terrorism operations since March 14.

Yesterday, Turkey’s military confirmed that one of its soldiers was martyred in Nusaybin, adding that several terrorists in the southeast region were also killed on Friday. Six out of eight were killed in Nusaybin and two others were killed in Sirnak by Turkish security forces.

The army said the soldiers injured on Sunday were taken to hospital. In the statement, the military also conveyed its condolences to the families of their martyred soldiers and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.

Turkey’s southeast has been the scene of significant military operations since late 2015, as the police and army seek to clear PKK terrorists from urban areas.

The PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU – resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July. Since then more than 400 members of the security forces have been martyred and more than 3,700 PKK terrorists killed.

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