Regardless of the “active defence” stance there has been a steady stream of militant activity in recent weeks. More than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict, though violence faded after Ocalan was captured in 1999. The Turkish parliament should take the initiative to bring peace.”Īnd in Diyarbakir Thursday, the Democratic People’s Congress, which bands together Kurdish non-government organizations, met and declared “democratic autonomy,” though it was unclear what action that might entail.Įrdogan’s government won a confidence vote Wednesday to push ahead with plans to rewrite the constitution, but the Kurdish boycott remains a hurdle to replacing the constitution created after a 1980 military coup. Those friends are paying the price for the stalemate in politics. Reacting to news of the clash, BDP leader Selahattin Demirtas said: “We are really sad. The boycott by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) deputies was prompted by court rulings barring some of its jailed elected candidates from taking their seats. Security forces, backed by warplanes, launched a hunt for the rebel fighters in the mountains of Diyarbakir province, and the military chief of land forces had gone to the area. Immediately after the attack, Erdogan met the army and intelligence chiefs as well as the interior minister and head of the paramilitary gendarmerie in Ankara. “Turkey will succeed in overcoming the terror and the powers behind it without compromising democracy, justice and brotherhood,” Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement. Grenades thrown by the militants ignited a fire in the heavily forested area where the clash occurred and the troops perished in the blaze, according to a statement released by the chief of staff.Īt least seven soldiers were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously. I was wondering if he would have hit anything if he wasn't so close.DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish fighters killed 13 Turkish soldiers in an ambush Thursday and seven militants died in the firefight that marked the worst clash since the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ended a cease-fire in February. I was surprised at the effectiveness of that one Kurd who shot the lead Turk seemed like he was shooting his AK in the typical "terrorist style". That really opened my eyes to 1) I needed to get into better shape and 2) the impact of physical exertion. The plain turkish soldiers dosent belive in fighting for the fascist turkish state, in combat the bs turkish proganda counts for nothing. AMN News - Armed militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have carried out a deadly ambush against soldiers of the Turkish Army, killing seven in. I could barely force my legs to go at a walking pace and I swear it took almost all my effort to maintain muzzle discipline. This video, as many others, shows the zero fighting moral in the turkish armed forces. As I was running back up range, I just hit the wall. Well, this was near the end of a 2 day carbine course and I had also been through a 2 day handgun course before that. Get to the end, do some "tasks" and then run the 200 yards back up range. Anyways, we shot from different barricaded positions every 30-40 yards or so. Sometimes Jase has him help with classes) and Jase ended up shooting with us as well. I was partnered with Jezza (not sure if you met him in other RB1 courses. When I watch hunting shows and they show the hikes that they do, I'm like By the time I get to the spot we need to, I'd need about an hour to recover.Ī few years back, in RB1 Carbine 2, we had this course of fire where we advanced pretty much the whole way down the 200 yard range. PKK used to have large groups of fighters (sometimes exceeding 100 people) move in together and attack the border posts, ambush the convoys etc.
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