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Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares an End to Armed Struggle

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 would be replaced by politics.

Financial Times · 18m

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm before a symbolic peace ceremony

ANKARA, Turkey -- The jailed leader of a Kurdish militant group renewed Wednesday a call for his fighters to lay down their arms, days before a symbolic disarmament ceremony is expected to take place as a first concrete step in a peace process with the Turkish state.

Agence France-Presse on MSN6h

Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with ...

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 ...

Rudaw1h

President Barzani, Iraq security advisor discuss PKK disarmament, Iran border pact

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Wednesday met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji in Erbil to discuss key security developments, including the anticipated disarmament ...

6don MSN

Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in northern Iraq ...

Daily Sabah7h

Türkiye receives Iraq’s full support for terror-free plan

His visit focused on the terror-free Türkiye initiative and border security. Turkish intelligence oversees the disarmament of ...

Al-Monitor2d

12 Turkish soldiers die from methane poisoning in Iraq: What to know

ANKARA — At least 12 Turkish soldiers died from methane gas poisoning in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said ...

Middle East Eye4h

PKK no longer seeks independent Kurdistan, Ocalan says

The PKK's jailed leader says in video address that his movement no longer seeks a nation state ahead of ceremony to lay down ...

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Iranian Kurdish dissidents abroad watch for signs of Tehran vulnerability after war with Israel

Iranian Kurdish dissidents have been watching from abroad for signs that the government in Tehran might falter after the ...

Christianity Today6d

What Do Iraq’s Persecuted Yazidis Believe?

Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

Iraqi News5h

Iraq’s tourism sector booms, but neglect of historical sites leaves potential untapped

Iraq's tourism sector shows massive growth in 2023, driven by Kurdistan & holy cities. But a new analysis reveals historical sites in Babil (Babylon) & Dhi Qar (Ur) are neglected.

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