(CNN) -- The United States is urging Turkey to show restraint after Kurdish rebels attacked its forces on Sunday, killing at least 17 Turkish soldiers and wounding 16 others near Turkey's border with Iraq and Iran, according to Turkey's defense minister. A Turkish soldier walks through the village of Senoba, Turkey, near the border with Iraq. The initial response by Turkish forces was to hit back by killing 32 rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in southern Turkey, according to a statement on an official government Web site. Sunday's deadly attack on Turkish soldiers prompted outrage among citizens in Istanbul, Turkey, who took to the streets in protest. Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said that, in addition to the 17 killed, 10 Turkish soldiers were missing after the ambush in southern Turkey. He denied reports they had been abducted by PKK rebels.
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Kurdish rebels kill at least 12 Turkish soldiers, Turkish government says
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Turkish forces respond by killing 32 PKK rebels, government says
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Fighting taking place inside Turkey near border with Iraq and Iran
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NEW: Turkey holds emergency cabinet meeting; U.S. urges restraint
Turkey's parliament last week passed a measure that enables its military to launch an incursion into northern Iraq and chase down @placeholder rebels.