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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 close to it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state.
Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey
The group, the P.K.K., made its declaration days after its long-imprisoned leader urged the movement to disarm and disband, but there are still many questions about the prospects for ending 40 years of deadly conflict.
Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia has declared an immediate ceasefire in a statement published Saturday by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group.
Kurdish PKK Militia Says It Will Heed Jailed Leader's Peace Call and Declare Ceasefire
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia will heed its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament and declare an immediate ceasefire, a news agency close to the group cited it as saying on Saturday,
Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The statement from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, was published by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group.
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least 40,
Jailed Kurdish militant leader calls for end to conflict with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband, a move with far-reaching political and security consequences for the region.
Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges PKK militant group to disarm and make peace with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdish leader, has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Kurdish militant leader jailed by Turkey tells his movement to disarm and dissolve
Abdullah Ocalan’s appeal raised the prospect of an end to a conflict between Turkey and the PKK that since the 1980s has killed an estimated 40,000 people.
In Turkey, Jailed Kurdish Leader Urges Fighters to Disarm
Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish insurgent group P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of battling the Turkish state.
Kurdish PKK militia declares ceasefire, heeding jailed leader's call
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency affiliated with the group said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament,
Jailed Kurdish leader issues call to lay down arms
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish group PKK, has called on his movement to lay down its arms and ...
'Ball in Turkish government's court' after Ocalan peace call, pro-Kurdish party says
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party wants immediate steps towards democratisation from President Tayyip Erdogan's government after ...