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The Van Military Court asked for the document appeared in daily Taraf about the Dağlıca ambush. Ramazn Yüce’s lawyer is pleased with the decision, as it supports their case.

The General Staff threatens the newspaper Taraf that if they do not return the documents they used in Dağlıca story, they will come and get them. The journalist associations show their support by indicating that the journalists do not have to turn in their sources.

According to the General Staff, the necessary security measures were taken in Dağlıca Ambush and the real objective of PKK was prevented. So, was what happened assumed to be normal?

The General Staff confirmed the document regarding the Dağlıca Ambush, but it says that the units were warned and the treacherous attack was prevented. It also adds that those who leaked out this secret document are determined and will be prosecuted.

According to the intelligence report published by the newspaper Taraf, the military intelligence knew about PKK’s Dağlıca ambush, which took place on October 21, 2007 and resulted in 13 deaths and 8 kidnapped soldiers. The General Staff have not commented yet.