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PKK disarmament to take a few months in Iraq, Turkey ruling party says
The handover of weapons by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq, following its decision to disband, should be ...
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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 ...
Ocalan: founder of the Kurdish militant PKK who authored its end
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist ...
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PKK Disarmament: A Step Towards Lasting Peace
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) plans to disarm in Iraq, aiming to complete the process within months. Oversight ...
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PKK no longer seeks independent Kurdistan, Ocalan says in rare video
The PKK's jailed leader says in video address that his movement no longer seeks a nation state ahead of ceremony to lay down ...
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Presidential spox thanks Turkey, PKK for 'confidence' in Kurdistan Region
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Presidency's spokesperson on Thursday thanked Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for their 'confidence' in the Region to host the historic ...
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 ...
Kurdish PKK Militants to Begin Handing Over Arms in Iraq on Friday, NTV Says
ANKARA (Reuters) -Militant fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) will begin handing over weapons in groups in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday as part of a peace process with ...
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PKK disarmament event in Sulaimani scaled back over security changes: Organizers
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A highly anticipated ceremony in Sulaimani marking the first phase of disarmament by the Kurdistan ...