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Peace with PKK could boost Turkey's status in Middle East

After its four-decade insurgency against Turkey's government, the Kurdistan Workers' Party has symbolically laid down its arms. The historic turning point presents opportunities and challenges for both sides.

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After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace

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PKK Disarms in Northern Iraq, Launching New Peace Process

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Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in Iraq to launch disarmament

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 ins...

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Kurdish PKK burns guns in cauldron in big step towards ending Turkey conflict

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Kurdish Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

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Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony

Analysts say the PKK's military weakness makes disarmament a face-saving move, while allowing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to claim victory over a decades-long insurgency.

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Key dates in PKK Kurdish militant group's decades-long armed struggle against Turkey

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Kurdish PKK concludes handover, burning of weapons in northern Iraq

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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.

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

South-east Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand. In a slickly

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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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Jailed Kurdish militant leader urges PKK fighters to disarm ahead of symbolic peace ceremony

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