The PKK Kurdish militant group will disband and disarm as part of a peace initiative with Turkey
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The PKK Kurdish militant group announced Monday that it will disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict. The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which promises to put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in…
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In February, the PKK’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on his group to convene a congress to dissolve itself and disarm to end the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since the 1980s.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided to disband and end its armed struggle, a news agency close to the group reported Monday.
The Kurdish militant group said it was "close to completing its historic mission" after decades of conflict with Turkey. The group's long-jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan had called for a permanent ceasefire.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, has formally declared its dissolution on Monday, marking a historic milestone that could bring an end to one of the world's longest-running conflicts. For decades, the insurgency has extended beyond Turkey's borders into northern Iraq and northern Syria, claimin…
The Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm, after four decades of armed conflict. It comes days after it convened a party congress in northern Iraq.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The PKK Kurdish militant group announced Monday that it will disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict. The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which promises to put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in…
The Kurdistan Workers' Party will disarm after four decades of armed conflict with Turkey, putting an end to 'one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East'
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The PKK Kurdish militant group announced Monday that it will disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict. The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which promises to put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in…
The PKK Kurdish militant group says it will disband and end its armed struggle as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday announced its dissolution, saying it was ending its armed struggle against the Turkish state and drawing a line under its deadly four-decade insurgency. Founded in the late 1970s by Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK took up arms in 1984, beginning a string of atta…
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party promises to end one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant impact in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia announced its decision on Monday to dissolve the group, a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday announced its dissolution, saying it was ending its armed struggle against the Turkish state and drawing a line under its deadly four-decade insurgency. Founded in the late 1970s by Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK took up arms in 1984, beginning a string of atta…
By Jessie Yeung and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Monday it would dissolve itself, in what would be a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people.
Monday’s decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party promises to put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant impact in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
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