Ankara, Sha'ban 6, 1437, May 13, 2016, SPA -- Eight Turkish military personnel have died in combat with Kurdish rebels and in a subsequent helicopter crash near the country's border with Iraq, the military said Friday. At least six rebels were also killed in the fighting. Clashes broke out early Friday with rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, near the town of Cukurca, in Hakkari province, killing six soldiers, a military statement said. Eight other soldiers were wounded; reported. A military helicopter sent to the area to support the soldiers later crashed, killing its two pilots, the military said, adding that the crash was due to a technical fault. --SPA 18:51 LOCAL TIME 15:51 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w