13 Turkish troops were killed on the border with Iraq

13 Turkish troops died on Sunday as a result of an attack by militants in the southeastern province of Shirnak, bordering Iraq.

"Participants in the terrorist organization attacked the Turkish armed forces unit, serving in the province of Shirnak," the Turkish General Staff said.

According to the military department, a large -scale operation is currently underway in the border areas to establish and liquidate militants.

In accordance with the recently signed by the Irako-Turkish agreement to combat terrorism, the persecution of terrorists is carried out in the territory of Iraq.

According to preliminary data, the attacks were made by militants of the Kurdish Workers' Party, who have been achieved by armed by creating an independent Kurdish state for more than 30 years, ITAR-TASS notes.