31 Rebel Kurds Slain by Federal Troops
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Government troops killed 31 Kurdish rebels in the southeast, authorities said. Two village guards also died helping the troops, who were operating in Hakkari, Van, Diyarbakir and Siirt, the regional governor’s office said. The rebels stepped up their attacks as well, killing a resident of Siirt for refusing them food, the Anatolia news agency said. The rebels have been fighting for increased autonomy in southeast Turkey since 1984.
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