
Some 500 Kurdish rebels killed in one month: Turkish PM
Monday, 17 September, 2012 , 10:32
ISTANBUL, Sept 17, 2012 (AFP) — Some 500 Kurdish rebels have been killed in one month by Turkish security forces in operations against the separatists, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.
"In operations held during the past month, some 500 terrorists were rendered ineffective in the (southeast) region," Erdogan said in remarks televised by NTV news channel.