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Jailed PKK leader Ocalan says armed struggle with Turkey is over

Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, appeared in a rare online video on Wednesday to declare the group's armed struggle against Turkey over and call for a full transition to democratic politics.

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Kurdish PKK burns guns in big step towards ending Turkey conflict

Tasnim News Agency · 1h

PKK Begins Disarmament Process after 40 Years of Armed Struggle in Turkey

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Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace deal

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey began laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first concrete...

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Kurdish PKK militants to hand over first weapons in ceremony in Iraq

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Pro-Kurdish party in Turkey announces planned PKK disarmament in Iraq

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Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

The Iraqi government in Baghdad last year announced an official ban on the separatist group, which has long been prohibited in Turkey.

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette · 1d

Jailed Kurdish militant renews call to surrender

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PKK moves towards peace: Ocalan’s historic appeal for a democratic future

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Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at key ceremony

Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.The ceremony marks a turning point in the transition of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from armed insurgency to democratic politics,

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

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has renewed his call for fighters to disarm. Abdullah Ocalan emphasized in a video message on Wednesday the importance of abandoning armed conflict and embracing peace through politics.

Ocalan: founder of the Kurdish militant PKK who authored its end

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.- Jailed but still leading - With Ocalan's arrest,