Kurdish militant group PKK to disband
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The Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced it was disbanding, a move that is expected to have wide-ranging consequences throughout the region.
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The Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) landmark decision to dissolve itself and lay down arms has been widely welcomed. Discussions over the move continue in Turkey.
In a significant political and security development in Turkey, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced on Friday that it would hold its 12th congress in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq. This move comes in response to a call from imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan,
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The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) made "historic decisions" at a congress this week after a call from its jailed leader to dissolve, a linked news agency said on Friday - a potentially key step in resolving a long conflict with Turkey.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara is determined to rid Turkey of the “scourge of terror,” while the country waits for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to announce a decision on disarming and dissolving itself.