Ocalan declares end of PKK in video message

“We are ending the PKK movement,” Ocalan said ahead of a PKK disarmament ceremony set to take place in Sulaimani province

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Ocalan wants to meet with Kurdish leaders: DEM Party

Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and current Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani are among the Kurdish figures the leader of the now-disbanded Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan seeks to meet.

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Ocalan hails PKK disbandment in first message since announcement

The PKK’s announcement came after a February call by Ocalan, in which he urged the party to lay down arms and disband.

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Reactions pour in from Turkey as PKK announces disbandment

Turkish President Erdogan said that they expect this decision to cover all of the PKK’s “extensions”

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PKK announces it held congress, results to be released soon

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have culminated a congress that considered its founder Abdullah Ocalan's call for the militants to lay down arms and end the campaign against the Turkish state, with the group saying the results "will be shared with the public soon."

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Imrali delegation, Ocalan to meet for fourth time

A group of representatives from the People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party are set to meet with the imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Ocalan for a fourth time, coming amid a burgeoning peace process between the Turkish government and the Kurdish militants.

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Iraqi army to withdraw from Sinjar city center after agreement with YBS: Official

The agreement comes after amid days of tensions between the two sides

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PKK ‘affiliated groups’ must disarm as well: MHP chairman Bahceli

"The PKK terrorist organization and its affiliated groups must immediately and without preconditions lay down their weapons," said Devlet Bahceli, leader of the hardline nationalist MHP party.

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Iraq welcomes Ocalan’s call for PKK to lay down weapons

The Iraqi government says that Ocalan's call should be "translated into practical and quick steps for the party’s forces to lay down their weapons."

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