Five Killed In Turkey's Kurdish Region

A Turkish Kurd holds a flag of the Kurdistan Workers Party at a demonstration in Istanbul in March (epa)

June 2, 2006 -- A Turkish soldier and four Kurdish fighters were killed today in a clash in Turkey's Sirnak Province, which borders Iraq and Syria.

This is the latest in a string of clashes in southeastern Turkey.

Turkey has been massing troops in the region to step up operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and to stop alleged infiltrations of militants from Iraq.

(AP, AFP)