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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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PKK militants symbolically lay down arms in historic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan
The ceremony marks a fresh turning point in a peace process aimed at ending the militant group’s four-decade-long armed ...
Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey
Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey began laying down their ...