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For Iraq's Kurdistan area, PKK-Turkey deal provides hope for new era in region
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.
First group of Kurdish PKK members burns weapons as a symbol of peace
The group of 30 members burned their weapons in a cauldron in Iraq. The group has been fighting with Turkey for 40 years.
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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 ...
What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
A group of 30 Kurdish fighters have ceremonially burned their weapons in northern Iraq, marking a major step toward ending a ...
Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict
A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a ...
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Kurdish PKK fighters to begin disarming at key ceremony
PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish ...
Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm before a symbolic peace ceremony
The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. Abdullah Ocalan emphasized ...
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A New Dawn: Turkiye's Peace Process with PKK
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a hopeful shift as the PKK begins disarmament, signaling an end to decades ...