At least seven PKK militants were killed on Sunday during operations in three eastern provinces of Turkey.

The seven PKK militants were killed by separate raids in eastern Van province, Mus province and Erzincan province, according to a statement released by the interior ministry.

One militants killed in Mus, identified as Ridvan Yalcin, 23-year-old, was said to be a regional public relations coordinator of the outlawed organization.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU, resumed its armed campaign against the Turkish government in July 2015.

Since then, some 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians were killed in PKK attacks, while more than 7,000 PKK members were killed during government operations across Turkey and northern Iraq.

source: Xinhua