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PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband

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Turkey and PKK face a tricky path determining how militants will disband
Turkey is embarking on a hazardous path to ensure the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group implements its decision to disband after 40 years of conflict, facing obstacles that need to be overcome in neighbouring Iraq and Syria.

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Turkey says it is closely monitoring PKK disbandment to secure peace
The PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey
Turkey and PKK Face a Tricky Path Determining How Militants Will Disband
Turkey is embarking on a hazardous path to ensure the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group implements its decision to disband after 40 years of conflict, facing obstacles that need to be overc...

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Kurdish PKK ends 40-year Turkey insurgency, bringing hope of regional stability
Key dates in the PKK's decades-long armed struggle against Turkey
Is Turkey’s four-decade Kurdish insurgency coming to an end?
“We know how great the costs can be if the peace process is not successful,” said Mustafa, who lives in Diyarbakır, the biggest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east.

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What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
Kurdish Insurgent Group Says It Is Ending Conflict With Turkish State
Turkey's PKK Kurdish insurgents to lay down arms after deadly, decades-long fight against government
The Kurdish insurgent group PKK in Turkey says it will lay down its arms and disband after a decades-long fight that killed tens of thousands.
Why Turkey's Kurdish insurgents are laying down their arms
The PKK has "waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984", said Politico. Originally, it aimed to create an independent state for Kurds, an ethnic group of about 40 million people spread over Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Such independence was promised by the allied powers after the First World War, but never granted.
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