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Turkey's PM says fight with Kurdish militants to continue until last one liquidated

Hundreds of people have been killed in since July, after a ceasefire with the PKK collapsed, sparking some of the worst clashes in years.
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Turkey will continue its fight against Kurdish insurgents until every last militant is "liquidated," President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that now was not the time for discussion.

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Speaking in Ankara, Erdogan used his first major speech since the ruling AK Party won back its majority in a snap election to say operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) would continue until its militants buried their arms.

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