In February, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned on an island near Istanbul since 1999, urged his group to convene a congress and formally decide to disband and disarm. The call by ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries. By Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard A Kurdish ...

Kurdish militants decide to disband and disarm as part of peace initiative with Turkey, Kurdish media report ANKARA, Turkey -- Kurdish militants decide to disband and disarm as part of peace ...

A Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, after four decades of armed conflict ANKARA, Turkey -- A Kurdish ...

The PKK, which is listed as a “terrorist organisation” by Turkiye and most Western states, announced a ceasefire days later but set conditions to disband, including the establishment of a ...

The PKK’s announcement to dissolve itself heeds a call by its founder Abdullah Ocalan, jailed on an island off Istanbul since 1999, who urged his fighters in February to disarm and disband.

Why did the PKK decide to disband? "The 12th PKK Congress has decided to dissolve the PKK's organizational structure and end its method of armed struggle," read a statement from the group carried ...

The banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) decides to disband and end its armed struggle with Turkey, the PKK-affiliated news agency ANF reports. Bilal Seckin/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa ...

The PKK's announcement to dissolve itself heeds a call by its founder Abdullah Ocalan, jailed in an island off Istanbul since 1999, who urged his fighters in February to disarm and disband.

A Kurdish militant group has announced a historic decision to disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, after four decades of armed conflict. The decision by the Kurdistan ...