Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

PKK Urges Turkey to Free Ocalan to Advance Peace Process

A Kurdistan Workers' Party commander said the group will take no further steps in the peace process with Turkey, urging to free PKK founder.

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Kurdish PKK Says Withdrawing All Forces From Turkey to North Iraq

The PKK's militants began withdrawing forces from Turkish soil to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to release jailed Kurdish leader.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters to Begin Disarming at Key Ceremony

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

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PKK Disarmament Process to Begin Early July: Report

Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported.

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Turkey Says to Continue Anti-PKK Operations Until ‘Region Cleared’

Turkey's military will continue acting against PKK militants in regions where they are present until it is "certain" the threat is removed.

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Kurdish Militant PKK Says Disbanding, Ending Armed Struggle

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced its dissolution, saying it was ending its armed struggle against the Turkish state.

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Turkey Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Turkey insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately," a week after a historic ceasefire.

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PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

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In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

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Erdogan Hails Syria Leader’s ‘Strong Commitment’ to Fight Terror

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa for his "commitment" to fighting terror, first official visit to Turkey.

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