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Turkish president hails the start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed the disarmament of militant Kurdish separatists as the end of a “painful chapter” in Turkey’s history.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament

By Ako Rasheed SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) -Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict

A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a small but hugely symbolic gesture that marks the beginning of an end to a conflict with the Turkish state that’s lasted nearly five decades and cost tens of thousands of lives.

Erdoğan hails new page in Turkey’s history

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

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

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons.

The Financial Times · 1d

Erdoğan hails new page in Turkey’s history as Kurdish fighters lay down arms

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country had “turned . . . a new page in history” as Kurdish militants began to hand over their weapons in the latest step t

The Economic Times on MSN · 17h

'New page opened in history...': Turkish Prez Erdogan hails ‘critical step’ as PKK lays down arms

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday (July 12) called for full support of the disarmament of Kurdish militants that began with a handover of the first batch of weapons by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces,

Kurdish Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that ...

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Turkey's Kurdish regions not yet ready to believe in peace process

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at ...

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For Iraq's Kurdistan area, Kurdish-Turkey deal provides hope for new era in region - analysis

The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the ...

Erdoğan calls for “Turkish-Kurdish-Arab” alliance, as PKK holds disarmament ceremony in Iraq

Turkish President Erdogan has made it clear that the agreement between Ankara and the Kurdish Workers Party was motivated by ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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‘We Are Being Held Without Protection’: North Caucasus Women Decry Dire Conditions in Kurdish-Run Syrian Camps

There are 2,000 Dagestani women without children in the Al-Hawl and Roj camps, which are under Kurdish control in Syria,” said L., a Dagestani woman recently rescued from Al-Hawl, a sprawling ...

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