Two days of clashes between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants killed six fighters and other six troops.

Two days of clashes between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants killed six fighters and other six troops.Security sources said that thousands of security forces, backed by helicopters, took part in a massive operation against the militants.

Sources said that clashes were still continuing Thursday on the outskirts of Mount Cudi in Sirnak province, near the Syrian border.

Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin also travelled to Sirnak to coordinate the operation.

Turkey's wide-scale offensive against an unspecified number of militants in its Kurdish-majority southeast began on Tuesday.

Lately, special police forces have been much more involved in the fight against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a mission mostly handled by soldiers in the past.