US EditionPKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkiye
NORTHERN IRAQ, JUL 11 – Thirty PKK fighters symbolically destroyed their weapons in northern Iraq, marking the start of a process to end a four-decade insurgency following leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for peace.
- On July 1, near Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan, a group of 30 PKK militants held a ceremony where they publicly burned their arms as part of the group’s shift away from armed conflict.
- This act followed imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan's February and June appeals urging the group to disarm and shift to peaceful politics.
- The PKK, founded in 1978 by Ocalan, has waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, causing approximately 40,000 deaths over four decades.
- Ocalan pledged the disarmament would be "implemented swiftly," while President Erdogan said peace efforts would gain speed as PKK lays down arms.
- The ceremony marks a pivotal transition from armed conflict to political engagement, signaling hope for a lasting peace process in the region.
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In Istanbul the news of the surrender of the Workers' Party of Kurdistan, better known as Pkk, is welcomed with satisfaction, but without great surprise. The video in which Bese Hozat, co-president of the Kck, the Union of Kurdistan Communities, guides about thirty combatants equally div...
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the end of the first disarmament phase of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), considering that "Turkey won, 86 million people won".
Solimania. Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militiamen burned their weapons yesterday at the entrance of a cave in northern Iraq, representing a symbolic and significant step towards the end of a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish government.
The dissolution of the PKK armed group presents a new picture for Turkey, and several countries in the region
PKK begins disarming in step toward peace with Turkey
For the first time in four decades, the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, is laying down its arms and says it will end its insurgency against Turkey. The separatist group’s disbandment comes after its imprisoned leader announced an end to its 41-year armed struggle and a transition to democratic politics. Nick Schifrin reports.
In May, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it would end its armed struggle against the Turkish state. Now, the first of about 2,000 fighters in northern Iraq are laying down their arms. Turkey, however, continues to fight them.
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