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Ankara hopes for the PKK's disarmament and the SDF's integration under Damascus, but skepticism and risks remain.
Since 1984, the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state that has cost over 40,000 ...
Although analysts believe disarmament should go smoothly, some PKK fighters could refuse to disarm if they are unhappy with the process or believe that Ocalan, who has been in Turkiye’s custody since ...
Fighters from PKK begin symbolic disarmament in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, ending decades-long battle with Turkiye.
The ceremony took place under tight security at a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan - the disarmament process is expected to last all ...
Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.
PKK disbands after decades of guerrilla warfare, following calls for peace and democratic process by founder Abdullah Ocalan.
A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a ...
Building on the broader analysis presented in Part I, this second article focuses on the internal political and strategic ...
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê – PKK) has laid down its weapons following negotiations with ...
Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a “new page in history” has turned, after the Kurdish PKK militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in the country began laying down their ...