Ten Turkish officials killed near Syrian border
Fighting between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Turkish army has intensified in recent months Photo: MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images
At least eight other members of the security services were wounded in the fighting in the province of Sirnak, and the clashes were continuing, the sources said.
Fighting between the Turkish army and rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has intensified in recent months, a development which some Turkish officials and analysts have linked to the chaos in Syria.
The militants killed five soldiers in a bomb attack on a military convoy two weeks ago. The Turkish military retaliated quickly, killing 21 rebels in an operation involving helicopter gunships.
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