Turkey says over 7000 PKK militants killed in last 10 monthsMay 24, 2016 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish security forces have killed 7,078 PKK militants in military operations conducted in the last 10 months, the military said Monday, May 23, according to Daily Sabah. The number of killed militants include those killed in Turkey and also during the operations launched against the group in its northern Iraq camps. Meanwhile, the sources said between July 24, 2015 and May 23, 2016, 483 security officers -296 military officers, 178 police officers and 9 village guards- had died in operations or in attacks by the militants. In addition, 1568 soldiers, 1257 police officers and 34 village guards were wounded during special ops in Turkey, Daily Sabah says. In operations on the PKK's northern Iraq camps, 638 militants were wounded and 437 had surrendered. Photo. AFP 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 | 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. |