A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader’s peace plea
A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve ...
Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges PKK militant group to disarm and make peace with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdish leader, has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of ...
U.S. lauds Kurdish leader's call for Turkey's PKK separatists to disarm
The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says ...
SDF chief says PKK disarmament call 'not related to us in Syria'
The commander of the Kurdish-led forces that control northeastern Syria said that a call by the leader of the militant ...
Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader Calls on Followers to Disarm, End 40-Year Conflict With Turkey
The call from Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, could have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, Syria, and the broader ...
What is the PKK, the militant group urged to make peace with Turkey?
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Jailed Kurdish militant leader calls for end to conflict with Turkey
Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband on Thursday ...
Factbox-What Is the PKK, the Militant Group Urged by Its Leader to Disband and Make Peace With Turkey?
The PKK is a militant group founded by Ocalan in southeast Turkey in 1978 with an ideology based on Marxist-Leninist ideas.
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PKK Leader Calls for an End to Kurdish Insurgency in Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan’s call for the PKK’s dissolution marks a potential turning point for the Kurdish independence movement and ...
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What does Öcalan's call for the PKK to lay down arms mean for Turkey and Syria?
In a radical new turn in the Kurdish-Turkish conflict, Abdullah Öcalan, the long-imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has called on his party to lay down its arms and disband. He ...