Turkey says 25 PKK militants killed in clashes July 3, 2012 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish military claimed that its air raids inside Iraq last week killed 25 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in their hideouts, according to Today’s Zaman. The military, citing damage and casualty assessments as well as information from "sensitive sources," said on its website that 25 rebels were killed and 23 were wounded in an aerial attack on June 24 in the Mount Kandil area, where the main PKK base is located on the Iraqi-Iranian border. The report could not be independently verified. The military said its warplanes last week bombed suspected PKK positions in the Mount Kandil area along with positions in the Zap region across the Turkish border.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
