More than 12 casualties were caused due to clashes yesterday between the Kurdish PKK party and the Turkish army in different areas along the Iraqi-Turkish border lines, border security forces reported today.

The source told Aswat al-Iraq that the number of the killed persons was not determined, but there are preliminary figures, as reported by the PKK sources. Close PKK party sources said that a number of Turkish armaments were siezed by the PKK, expecting that more tensions and clashes will occur and accusing the Turkish government of adopting a policy of repression against the Kurds.