Turkish warplanes kill 5 PKK militants in southeast Turkey

ANKARA - Reuters

A Turkish Air Force F16 jet fighter prepares to take off from an air base during the Anatolian Eagle military exercise in the central Anatolian city of Konya, in this April 28, 2010 file picture. REUTERS Photo

Turkish warplanes struck outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets and killed five militants as part of an air and ground offensive against the PKK in southeast Turkey, the Turkish military said on Nov. 24.The Turkish army said it hit PKK shelters and supply points in the mountainous Şemdinli district of Hakkari province, north of Turkey's borders with Iraq and Iran, on Nov. 23.