Two soldiers martyred in southeastern Turkey

SIRNAK, Turkey

Two Turkish soldiers were martyred and two others injured during operations launched against the PKK terrorist organization in southeastern Turkey on Friday.

According to a statement released by Turkish General Staff, the operations in the Cizre district of Turkey’s Sirnak province also left six PKK terrorists dead.

The PKK -- considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign in late July.

Since then, more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 1,700 PKK terrorists killed.