1 Turkish soldier martyred in PKK rocket attack

By Yilmaz Kazandioglu

HAKKARI, Turkey (AA) - One soldier was martyred and four others injured in an attack by PKK terrorists in the eastern Hakkari province on Thursday, officials said.

A statement by the provincial governor's office said that the terrorists launched a rocket attack on the Zengil Tepe Military Command in the Cukurca district, bordering northern Iraq.

An operation has been launched to capture the terrorists in the region.

The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign against Turkey in July 2015.

Since then, it has been responsible for the deaths of more than 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians, including a number of women and children.