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After the PKK: How the Kurdish Party Map Is Shifting?

The Kurdish political scene in the Middle East is no longer synonymous solely with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK); today, Kurdish presence in the region is distributed among diverse political ...
UPI

First group of Kurdish PKK members burns weapons as a symbol of peace

July 11 (UPI) --The Kurdish militant group PKK took its first step toward peace with Turkey as it burned weapons after 40 years of conflict. The group of 30 PKK members went to a cave near ...
Los Angeles Times

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

ANKARA, Turkey — The Kurdish militant group PKK announced Monday that it is disbanding and renouncing armed conflict as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of hostilities.
KVIA

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

(CNN) — 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 ...