BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) - The Turkish military continued their security operations across the country this week, arresting several people believed to be members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
According to a report from the Turkish Interior Ministry, their military forces arrested at least 158 suspected members of the PKK organization across the country.
The Turkish Interior Ministry said that among the 158 arrested on October 9th was the provincial head of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) Mehmet Serif Camci.
Among the provinces targeted by the Turkish military this week were Batman, Diyarbakir, and Mardin.
This large scale security operation against the PKK comes just a week after the latter carried out a deadly attack that killed at least five Turkish soldiers.
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