Title: Death of 3 Turkish Soldiers in Northern Iraq Attack

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced in a statement on Friday that three Turkish soldiers were killed and four others were injured in an attack carried out by militants from the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. The PKK, classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union, has been conducting attacks against the Turkish state since 1984. Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes in Iraq targeting PKK fighters based there.