Turkish Troops Kill 12 Kurdish Rebels

(RFE/RL)
April 12, 2006 -- Twelve Kurdish fighters and two Turkish troops have been killed in a clash in the mountainous Besta-Dereler area of Turkey's southeastern Sirnak province, near the Iraqi border.

Turkish security officials say Kurdish fighters entered Turkey from bases in northern Iraq.

Turkish media reports say troops are still hunting Kurdish guerrillas in the area.

(AFP, AP, Reuters)