A Turkish soldier succumbed to wounds in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır after being injured during a counter-terrorism operation against the PKK, the military said Saturday.

In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the soldier was wounded on Friday in clashes in Sur and later died.

Seven injured soldiers are receiving treatment.

Formed in 1978, the PKK has been fighting Ankara for an independent state until the early 2000s. The group then shifted its goal to autonomy in predominately Kurdish inhabited regions of Turkey. The PKK, which the U.S. and EU also consider a terrorist organization, resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in late July following a two-year ceasefire.