Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, burned their weapons on Friday. The event signified the beginning of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man displays a flag with the image of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Oecalan at the Kurdish Newroz celebration in Frankfurt.

(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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. QANDIL, Iraq (AP) — A militant Kurdish group ...

June 26, 2025: On May 12th, the Kurdistan Workers Party/PKK disbanded. PKK leaders deliberated during their recent 12th Congress and decided to disarm and disband. The PKK began an armed campaign ...

Syria had already held types of limited elections in other areas of Syria last year. However, areas outside government ...

QANDIL, Iraq — A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with the Turkish government. The statement delivered in ...