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Kurdish PKK militants declare ceasefire, heeding jailed leader’s call
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency closeto it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s disarmament call, in a ...
PKK militant group declares ceasefire after 40-year insurgency against Turkish state
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which initially started with the aim of creating a Kurdish state, has led to tens of ...
Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a ...
Pentagon relaxes rules on airstrikes, raids against adversaries
The Trump administration relaxed restrictions on how U.S. commanders approve attacks, paving the way for the Pentagon to ...
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader’s peace plea
A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve ...
Erdogan says new phase started in efforts for 'terror-free' Turkey after Ocalan call
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan ...
Deal With Kurds May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to ...
Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria must lay down weapons, Erdogan's party says
All Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, including U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, must lay down their weapons after the ...
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
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PKK, Iraq, Syria units should lay down arms — Turkey's ruling party
ANKARA, February 28. /TASS/. All groups associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in Turkey, including in Iraq and Syria, should lay down their arms, said Omer Celik, Spokesman of the ...