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Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict
The disarmament process will start under tight security in Iraqi Kurdistan and is expected to take all summer.
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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 ...
From bullets to ballots: Kurdish fighters lay down arms, 5 key things about Turkey-PKK peace deal
The move comes in response to a historic call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in February, urging them to end their ...
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PKK to Begin Formal Disarmament Process in Historic Shift Toward Peace
The PKK begins disarmament Friday near Sulaimani, following Öcalan’s call to end armed struggle. A phased handover monitored by Turkish, Iraqi, and Kurdish officials marks a historic step toward peace ...
PKK disarmament to take a few months in Iraq, Turkey ruling party says
The handover of weapons by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq, following its decision to disband, should be ...
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PKK terrorists to begin disarming at key ceremony in Iraq
PKK terrorists are set to begin laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, two months after the group decided to end its ...
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PKK moves towards peace: Ocalan’s historic appeal for a democratic future
It is part of a larger process in which the PKK is moving to lay down its arms.In May, the PKK said it would lay down its ...
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PKK no longer seeks independent Kurdistan, Ocalan says in rare video
The PKK's jailed leader says in video address that his movement no longer seeks a nation state ahead of ceremony to lay down ...