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After the recent heavy losses in Sirnak, twelve soldiers were killed in Hakkari last night. Sixteen more are wounded, some of them seriously. More than ten soldiers are said to be missing.

Today, Turkish Parliament will debate and vote on an authorisation for the Turkish army to carry out cross-border operations into Northern Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the debate and vote will be open.

The government will ask parliament to authorise one year of operations. Cicek: The PKK, not Iraq, is the target.