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Kurdish leader Ocalan told the PKK to disband, it did: Here’s what to know

More than 40,000 people died between 1984 and 2024, with thousands of Kurds fleeing the violence in southeastern Turkiye into cities further north.

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Kurdish militant group PKK to disband after four-decade insurgency against Turkey

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The PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey

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Kurdish PKK ends 40-year Turkey insurgency, bringing hope of regional stability

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been in conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided to dissolve itself and end its armed struggle, the Firat news ag...

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Kurdish PKK militants announce decision to dissolve after decades of conflict with Turkey

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Kurdish PKK militia to disband for Turkey talks

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Kurdish PKK disbands and ends Turkey insurgency, PKK-linked agency says

The PKK decision is set to have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region, including in neighbouring Syria where Kurdish forces are allied with U.S. forces.

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Kurdish militant group PKK will disband as part of a peace deal with Turkey

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Kurdish militant group PKK plans to disband, end conflict with Turkey

Why Turkey's Kurdish insurgents are laying down their arms

The PKK has "waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984", said Politico. Originally, it aimed to create an independent state for Kurds, an ethnic group of about 40 million people spread over Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Such independence was promised by the allied powers after the First World War, but never granted.