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February 2016 Lice bombing
Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey
Location Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Date18 February 2016 ( UTC+02:00)
Attack type
 Bombing, Improvised explosive device
Weaponsan explosive device
Deaths6 soldiers
Injured1 soldier
Perpetrators People's Defence Forces
Motive Kurdish-Turkish conflict

The February 2016 Lice bombing occurred on 18 February 2016 in Lice, a city in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The bombing consisted of a roadside bomb that killed 6 soldiers and injured another. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The Kurdish HPG forces claimed responsibility for the attack. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PKK targets military vehicle in SE Turkey". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. ^ Zeynep Bilginsoy, Joshua Berlinger and Tim Hume, CNN (18 February 2016). "Ankara bombing aftermath: Turkish soldiers killed in new blast". CNN. {{ cite web}}: |author= has generic name ( help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  3. ^ "PKK attack targeting military convoy kills 6 soldiers in southeastern Diyarbakır province". Daily Sabah. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ^ Constanze Letsch and agencies (2016-02-18). "Explosion hits another Turkish military convoy one day after Ankara attack | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ^ "Calakiya Misilleme a Amed". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.


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