(DHA via AP)A suicide truck bombing by suspected Kurdish rebels killed at least 11 Turkish police officers and injured 78 people three days after Turkey upped the ante against jihadists and Kurdish militia in neighbouring Syria. The blast completely decimated the police headquarters in the southeastern Cizre town, situated north of the Syrian border. At least 40,000 people, mostly Kurds, have been killed since rebels took up arms in Turkey in 1984. The latest bombing came at a critical moment, with hundreds of Turkish forces and dozens of tanks deployed inside Syria. Kurdish activists on their part have repeatedly accused Turkey of trying to prevent Kurds creating a stronghold along its border than fighting Islamic State jihadists.

Source: Indian Express August 26, 2016 12:27 UTC