Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 15:14 AFP — Eight Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in the deadliest attack by Kurdish militants since the government began an anti-terror offensive last month, as the country battles its most serious security and political crises in years.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 13:34 AFP — Eight Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the army said.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 13:30 AFP — A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people on Wednesday in an attack on Kurdish security forces in northeastern Syria claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, a monitor said.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 12:48 AFP — Eight Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the southeastern province of Siirt blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the official Anatolia news agency reported.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 11:41 AFP — A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people on Wednesday in an attack on Kurdish security forces in northeastern Syria claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, a monitor said.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 10:09 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday held funeral ceremonies for three more soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish militants, as the authorities stepped up security and military operations in the restive southeast.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 09:26 AFP — A suicide bomber killed at least 11 people in an attack Wednesday on Kurdish security forces in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, a monitoring group said.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 08:46 AFP — A Turkish 17-year-old has been killed in clashes in Istanbul between police and a group allied to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the official Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 08:06 AFP — At least 10 Kurdish security force members were killed on Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack on their station in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, a monitoring group said.

Wednesday, 19 August, 2015 , 07:39 AFP — At least 10 Kurdish security force members were killed on Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack on their station in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, a monitoring group said.