These are probably overblown, but the refusal to hand over the bodies of 19 rebels killed in a recent clash in the south-eastern province of Hakkari has not helped.

或许有些言过其实，但拒绝交出19名反叛者尸体一事，对澄清事实并没有好处。19名反叛者在近期发生于东南省份哈卡莱冲突中死亡。

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Rebels fired rocket launchers on an army post in Hakkari province just after midnight, NTV in Turkey said.

BBC: Silhouette of a Kurdish fighter

According to the governor for Hakkari province, Orhan Alimoglu, six soldiers, two village guards and 11 Kurdish rebels were killed in the attack near the village of Gecimili.

BBC: Silhouette of a Kurdish fighter

Idris Naim Sahin said the offensive close to Semdinli town - also in Hakkari province - was ongoing and that troops were taking steps to prevent rebels fleeing into northern Iraq.

BBC: Silhouette of a Kurdish fighter