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After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace
For the first time in four decades, the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, is laying down its arms and says it will end its insurgency against Turkey. The separatist group’s disbandment comes after its imprisoned leader announced an end to its 41-year armed struggle and a transition to democratic politics.
How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?
The PKK disarmament ceremony also could mark a new era for the Kurds, one of the largest stateless groups in the world with over 30 million people living across Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The PKK has said it will now shift from armed resistance to political dialogue and regional cooperation.
Driven by renewed dialogue between Kurdish lawmakers and jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, the act—led by senior female ...
After its four-decade insurgency against Turkey's government, the Kurdistan Workers' Party has symbolically laid down its ...
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How will the PKK’s disarmament play out in the region?The symbolic gesture is the first phase of disarming the PKK as part of a rejuvenated peace process with Turkiye, which could ...
The state still considers them terrorists. They are Kurdish children. The state must act immediately and extend its hand for ...
The ceremony took place under tight security at a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan - the disarmament process is expected to last all ...
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
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