ANKARA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security force on Thursday clashed with PKK militants on Turkish-Iraqi border in southeastern Hakkari province, leaving eight members of security force killed.
According to local media, the clashes erupted while the PKK militants were trying to enter the Derecik border town's rural area from Iraq, and five PKK militants were killed by the security force in the conflicts.
A security operation supported by air has been launched in the region to capture other PKK militants who sought to hide in the mountainous border region.
The eight martyred Turkish security force members include six soldiers and two members of the country's state-backed village guard militia.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU, resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015 after a brief reconciliation period.
