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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 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 · 8h

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

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 ...

Bianet10h

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 ...

The New York Times2mon

Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State - The New ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries.

Bianet12h

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 ...

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 ...

Politico Europe23h

Turkey's Erdoğan bets big with 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 ...

Rudaw2d

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 ...

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