The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Ankara

Turkey's military says 11 Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in the country's southeast.

The toll raises the number of rebels killed in clashes in the past five days to 33.

A statement on the military's Web site Tuesday said the 11 were killed in an ongoing operation in Hakkari province, near the border with Iraq.

On Monday, the military had reported 22 rebels killed in separate fighting in Sirnak province.

The rebels have battled more than two decades for autonomy in southeastern Turkey. The group use bases in northern Iraq for cross-border raids.