SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) -Dozens of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants will hand over their weapons in a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant first step toward ending a decades-long insurgency with Turkey.

ISTANBUL, July 10 (Reuters) - The handover of weapons by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq, following its decision to disband, should be completed within a few months, a spokeperson for Turkey's ruling AK Party said late on Wednesday.

Representatives from across the Kurdish political spectrum, including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), are attending a PKK disarmament ceremony in Sulaimani province on Friday.

Two drones were shot down overnight near Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga bases, authorities said on Friday, hours before PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in the autonomous region.

The PKK begins disarmament Friday near Sulaimani, following Öcalan’s call to end armed struggle. A phased handover monitored by Turkish, Iraqi, and Kurdish officials marks a historic step toward peace after 40+ years of conflict with Türkiye.

PKK terrorists are set to begin laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, two months after the group decided to end its

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) plans to disarm in Iraq, aiming to complete the process within months. Oversight involving Turkish intelligence will monitor this transition. The PKK's decision follows a longstanding conflict with Turkey,

It is part of a larger process in which the PKK is moving to lay down its arms.In May, the PKK said it would lay down its arms and disband, but it is not clear when this process will begin and how long it will take.