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PKK accuses Turkish government of undermining disarmament effort
A senior leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party says elements within the Turkish government are trying to sabotage a historic disarmament process, which could risk derailing the group's pledge to lay down arms.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) will begin handing over arms in the next ten days, marking a new stage in the demobilization process of the historic Kurdish guerrilla, after more than 40 years of clashes with the Turkish state. READ ALSO: Erdogan salutes decision of the Kurdistan Workers Party to disband and leave the armed struggle According to security sources in Türkiye, an initial group of 50 combatants will deliver their weapons in the Ir…
Kurdish PKK May Disarm Within Days After Decades of Violence, Turkey’s AK Party Says
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) may soon begin handing over its weapons in line with a groundbreaking disarmament deal reached earlier this year, Turkey’s ruling AK Party has said. “I don’t want to give a definite timeline at this stage,” party spokesman Omer Celik told reporters on July 1. “We’ve reached a stage where it could happen in a matter of days.” Celik added that the upcoming days would be “extremely important for a Turkey free of te…
Several combatants of the Kurdistan Workers Party will destroy weapons during a ceremony, in the next days, in "good will signal" with Ankara, one of the commanders said.
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