Istanbul, July 6, 2025 (AFP) - Turkey says methane exposure kills 5 troops in north Iraq

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2025-07-06
Five Turkish soldiers died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq on Sunday, the defence ministry said. The incident comes at a sensitive time with Turkey in talks to end the conflict with the Kurds after the PKK militant group agreed to end its decades-long armed struggle. The conflict, which began in 1984, has cost more than 40,000 lives. The incident occurred as they were searching for the rem......
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