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PKK, Turkey and Iraq

DPA International on MSN · 1d

Pro-Kurdish party in Turkey announces planned PKK disarmament in Iraq

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party says the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will take a first formal step toward disarmament on Friday. It follows Wednesday's publication of jailed founder Abdullah Öcalan's call to abandon armed struggle against the Turkish state.

Reuters on MSN · 19h

PKK disarmament to take a few months in Iraq, Turkey ruling party says

ISTANBUL, July 10 (Reuters) - The handover of weapons by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq, following its decision to disband, should be completed within a few months, a spokeperson for Turkey's ruling AK Party said late on Wednesday.

Kurdistan 24 · 7h

Pro-Kurdish Delegation from Turkey Arrives in Zakho Ahead of Historic PKK Disarmament Ceremony

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — A delegation of pro-Kurdish political parties from Turkey arrived in the Zakho district of Duhok province on Thursday to attend a landmark disarmament ceremony for a group of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters, scheduled to take place on Friday.

Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares an End to Armed Struggle

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm before a symbolic peace ceremony

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. Abdullah Ocalan emphasized in a video message on Wednesday the importance of abandoning armed conflict and embracing peace through politics.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Jailed PKK Leader Ocalan Says Armed Struggle Over, Urges Democratic Transition

The PKK decided in May to disband and end its struggle. It is designated a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Ocalan has been in prison si

The Financial Times · 1d

Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader renews disarmament call in rare video

Video of Kurdistan Workers’ party leader Abdullah Ocalan marks his first public appearance in over two decades

Politico Europe17h

Turkey's Erdoğan makes high-stakes Kurdish gamble

As the president’s traditional support wanes, he is seeking a risky deal with the Kurds to buy a political lifeline. But is ...

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In Rare Video, Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares an End to Armed Struggle

In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey ...

Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind

Nineteen soldiers were hospitalized after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish ...

23hon MSN

Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

3don MSN

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party will meet with President Erdogan to push PKK peace process

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to push a peace process with the Kurdistan ...

Turkey tells Council of Europe it will not extend ‘right to hope’ to Öcalan

The country’s ruling bloc initiated the ongoing new Kurdish peace process by offering Abdullah Öcalan the right to hope in ...

President Barzani sends condolences to Turkey over soldiers’ deaths

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday extended his condolences to Turkey following the deaths of 12 Turkish ...

Iraqi PM receives Turkey’s intelligence chief in Baghdad

The Iraqi prime minister received on Tuesday the director of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization to discuss security ...

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