ISTANBUL - Turkey said on July 7 that 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq, increasing its previous toll of eight.

Middle East News: Turkey said on Monday that a dozen soldiers had died of methane gas poisoning after being exposed to the substance while searching a cave in northern .

Turkey says 12 soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas during a cave search operation in northern Iraq. It did not explain the presence of the gas in the cave.

Five Turkish soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas on Sunday while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants in 2022, the Turkish ...

Turkey's Defense Ministry said five soldiers have been killed by methane gas in northern Iraq.

Seven more Turkish soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning following a cave search operation in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said Monday, bringing the death toll to 12. The ...

Five Turkish soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas on Sunday while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants in 2022, the Turkish ...

Turkey's Defense Ministry said five soldiers have been killed by methane gas in northern Iraq. They were searching a cave Sunday for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants ...

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said. The troops were searching a mountain cave when 19 of ...

The Turkish Defence Ministry on Sunday said five Turkish soldiers were killed due to exposure to a "high concentration of accumulated methane gas” while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the ...