Turkey says sends more troops, aerial support to fight Kurdish militants

[WorldNews]

By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey sent extra troops, reconnaissance planes and armed helicopters into its eastern Agri province on Saturday after four soldiers were wounded in a clash with Kurdish insurgents, the military said. The government said militants from the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) were trying to destabilize the country before a parliamentary election in June. "We have sent reconnaissance planes, armed helicopters and additional ground troops to the region and the clash is still ongoing." No one from the PKK was immediately available for comment. Ankara and the PKK agreed to a ceasefire two years ago, as part of negotiations to end a three-decade insurgency that has killed 40,000 people.

 

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