Three Turkish soldiers and 5 Kurdish rebels killed near Turkish-Iraqi borderAugust 2, 2007 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three Turkish soldiers and five Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas were killed in clashes in eastern Turkey near the Iraqi border. Five soldiers were also injured in the clashes in the eastern province of Tunceli, said a source in the army, who did not wish to be named. He also said dozens of soldiers have been killed this year in military operations carried out by Turkey in country's east and southeast. This has prompted calls from the army for a cross-border incursion into northern Iraq to deal with rebels based there. The Justice and Development party (AKP) government, re-elected last month, resists the powerful army's calls to launch military operation against Iraq.The United States also opposes incursion into northern Iraq. Bases of PKK are located in northern Iraq since 1984. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |