Two Turkish soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the clash that took place in the Lice district of southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Four PKK terrorists were killed in the clash in Diyarbakir.

In an earlier clash on Wednesday in a rural area of the eastern province of Agri, a major was killed and four other Turkish soldiers were injured.

Another PKK terrorist was killed in southeastern province of Sirnak and one terrorist surrendered to security forces in Diyarbakir, the General Staff said Wednesday in a statement posted on its website.

Turkey, provided with intelligence by the United States, stepped up its campaign to crackdown on the PKK both inside Turkey and in northern Iraq, after the terror organization increased its attacks on Turkish soldiers, as well as civilians.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international community, including the EU and the United States.