Chopper crash kills 4 Turkish soldiers

The military said in a statement that the S-70 Sikorsky helicopter crashed while landing near an outpost in Yukseokva town of Hakkari province on Sunday.

The military helicopter crashed due to technical failure, according to the statement.

The wounded soldiers were transferred to Hakkari Military Hospital for medical treatment.

Turkish troops are fighting the militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in southeast.

Kurdish militants have used northern Iraq as a springboard for attacks on Turkish targets.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community, including Turkey, Iran, the United States, and European Union member states.

More than 40,000 people have lost their lives since the PKK launched its armed campaign against Ankara in 1984.

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