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Turkish army kills 14 Kurdish militants, one security officer dead

By REUTERS

JANUARY 5, 2016 17:15

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Turkish security forces have killed at least 14 militants in the mainly Kurdish southeast, the military said on Tuesday, as an army campaign to quell fighting that has spread to the streets of cities entered a third week.

A member of the "village guard," a Kurdish militia fighting alongside government forces, was killed on Tuesday during clashes with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in the district of Sur in Diyarbakir, the regional capital, the General Staff said on its website.

It said a total of 296 rebels had been killed since December 14, when security forces intensified action against the PKK. The PKK has moved to urban areas, building trenches and barricades to keep police and soldiers at bay. Dozens of civilians and soldiers have also died.

The ceasefire collapsed in July with the worst violence in two decades.

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