Turkish TV channel TV8 reported on July 3 that a "terrorist organisation" has killed an army soldier in Tokat province, northern Turkey. The name of the organisation was not given.
Several left-wing guerrilla organisations are present in Tokat - the DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front), TIKKO (Workers' and Peasants' Liberation Army of Turkey) and HKO (People's Liberation Army). The Turkish state has sent thousands of troops to the area and martyred members of all three of these groups in May and June. Details are unclear but it looks like one or more of these groups has carried out a attack on the army in retaliation.
Several left-wing guerrilla organisations are present in Tokat - the DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front), TIKKO (Workers' and Peasants' Liberation Army of Turkey) and HKO (People's Liberation Army). The Turkish state has sent thousands of troops to the area and martyred members of all three of these groups in May and June. Details are unclear but it looks like one or more of these groups has carried out a attack on the army in retaliation.
