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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 6 PKK Militants in Eastern Bitlis Province

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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 6 PKK Militants in Eastern Bitlis Province

22:10 GMT 14.01.2017

© AP Photo / U.S. Air Force via APIn this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, an F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, as the U.S. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, launched its first airstrikes by Turkey-based F-16 fighter jets against Islamic State targets in Syria

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, an F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, as the U.S. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, launched its first airstrikes by Turkey-based F-16 fighter jets against Islamic State targets in Syria - Sputnik International

At least six militants of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) were eliminated in an air operation conducted by Turkey in the country's eastern province of Bitlis, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement.

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14 January 2017, 10:16 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Turkish military, cited by the Anadolu news agency, said that the warplanes conducted airstrikes in the Bitlis' rural areas of Sehi Forest.

According to the statement, two PKK targets were destroyed within the operation, which is still underway.

Tensions between Ankara and the Kurds escalated in July 2015 when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK collapsed because of a series of terror attacks allegedly committed by PKK members.

The Kurds are currently living in parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. In Turkey, the Kurds represent the largest ethnic minority, and are striving to create their own independent state.