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The jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, appealed on Thursday to his militant group to disarm and to dissolve itself. His call, if heeded by the PKK fighters, opens the door to ending a conflict that has ravaged southeastern Turkey for four decades and will also have significant implications for the wider region,

UPI News on MSN · 17h

Imprisoned PKK founder calls for it to disarm, 'dissolve itself' for peace with Turkey

Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party known as PLK, sent a letter calling for the group to disarm and dissolve to make peace with Turkey.

The Associated Press on MSN · 17h

Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey

Pro-Kurdish politicians are meeting the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, as part of renewed peace efforts.

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SDF chief says PKK disarmament call 'not related to us in Syria'

The commander of the Kurdish-led forces that control northeastern Syria said that a call by the leader of the militant ...

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Iraq welcomes PKK's jailed leader's call for dissolution, disarmament

BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Friday that it welcomed the call by jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan to disarm and dissolve the group.

DPA International on MSN16h

Germany says appeal by PKK's Öcalan is 'historic opportunity'

The German Foreign Office responded positively to the appeal by the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), ...

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Kurdish PKK leader Öcalan calls on fighters to lay down arms

The imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, has urged his followers to lay down ...

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How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır

After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement had given way to a sense of *bittersweet joy* and *uncertainty.* ...