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PKK Calls Off Unilateral Cease-Fire; Troops Kill 16 Rebels

November 05 2015

Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group has ended its unilateral cease-fire in Turkey, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

The decision, announced on Thursday by the Kurdish Firat news agency, was made because of continued attacks by Turkey's military, said a PKK statement.

The PKK declared the truce last month ahead of general elections on Nov. 1.

Separately, on Thursday, the Turkish military said it killed 16 PKK rebels near Yuksekova, close to the Iraqi...

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