Turkey: PKK fighters clash with Turkish forces in Sur district of Diyarbakir

Fighting between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Turkish security forces intensified as street to street fighting took place in the Sur district of Diyarbakir, Tuesday. The clashes come as PKK fighters retaliate against the Turkish military, who have had the district under siege for the last three weeks. Fighting between Turkish security forces and PKK fighters, which resumed following the collapse of a two-year ceasefire in July, has intensified in recent months leading the Turkish government to im