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Methane gas inside northern Iraq cave kills 12 Turkish soldiers

Turkish soldiers patrol the road near the Turkish-Iraq border in Silopi district in Sirnak city, Turkiye [File: Sedat Suna/EPA]

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling methane gas during a mission in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence says.

“Four other of our heroic comrades in arms, affected by methane gas, have died … bringing the total number of victims to 12,” the ministry said in a post on X on Monday.

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