42 Kurdish rebels reportedly killed by Turkish forcesDecember 12, 2012 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 42 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in operations in Turkey’s eastern province of Hakkari’s Şemdinli district, Hurriyet Daily News reported citing private broadcaster Kanal D. The Turkish Armed Forces started the operations in the area following a tip on a possible attack the PKK was planning to launch on a Şemdinli police station. Nearly 90 militants were approaching the station when Turkish Armed Forces intervened, killing 42 of the fighters. Two more militants surrendered to the security forces. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei |