Turkish troops killed 15 separatist Kurdish rebels today in a clash in south-eastern Turkey, the private Dogan news agency reported.

Separatist Kurdish rebels attacked a military unit near Turkey’s border with Iraq and Iran today, killing nine Turkish soldiers, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

Separatist Kurdish rebels attacked a military unit near Turkey’s border with Iraq and Iran today, killing nine Turkish soldiers, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

A roadside bomb exploded in Turkey today as a military vehicle used to carry soldiers and their children passed by in a predominantly Kurdish city, injuring 13 people including five soldiers, police said.

Armoured police cars were guarding government offices and authorities were distributing bread in a south-eastern Turkish town today, after a violent Kurdish riot left at least three people dead and 16 injured.

Kurdish rebels killed five Turkish soldiers in a rocket attack in south-eastern Turkey early today, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

A bomb blast in a parked car in south-east Turkey today killed two soldiers and injured one civilian, an official said.

Turkish security forces killed 10 Kurdish rebels and confiscated explosives and weapons in south-eastern Turkey, local officials said today.