Turkey's Defence Ministry on Monday said 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in the Kurdish region of Iraq. The ministry said the incident had ...

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling methane gas during a mission in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of ...

The Turkish Defence Ministry on Sunday said five Turkish soldiers were killed due to exposure to a "high concentration of accumulated methane gas” while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the ...

Turkey and the PKK have waged a 40-year conflict which has often spilled over into Iraq and Syria. Turkey has set up a series of bases in northern Iraq, where the PKK has been established for decades.

The incident took place during a mission to locate the remains of a Turkish soldier killed by the PKK. Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet with Erdogan to discuss a peace process with the PKK.

Turkish soldiers patrol the road near the Turkish-Iraq border in Silopi district in Sirnak city, Turkiye [File: Sedat Suna/EPA] Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling methane gas during ...

Turkey and the PKK have waged a 40-year conflict which has often spilled over into Iraq and Syria. Turkey has set up a series of bases in northern Iraq, where the PKK has been established for decades.