A statement from the Hakkari Governor’s Office said a special ops unit launched an operation in the village of Kırıkdağ.

Ashton reiterated that talks "continue to represent the best way forward in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

Work by such artists as Paul Klee, Max Ernst and Kurt Schwitters were dubbed Entartete Kunst, or degenerate art.

The republic has also been plagued in recent years by a low-intensity Islamic insurgency that targets local security officials.

Officials say the decision to pick South Korea is expected to be endorsed at the UN Climate Conference in Qatar later this year.

In the U.S., sales grew by 1.2%, but operating income fell by 1%. In Europe, underlying sales were up 1.8%.

The two sides emphasized the need “to unify ranks in the face of the big conspiracy hatched against the resistance-rejectionist axis.”

U.S. banks and financial institutions have been under sustained attack in recent weeks by suspected Iranian hackers.

Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement hope the vote in 93 communities will revive flagging popular support.