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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Kurdistan Region leaders welcome Ocalan’s call for PKK to lay down arms

“I welcome and support any attempt for a peaceful solution in the region,” Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani said. “The Kurdistan Region has always been an important factor for peace in the region, and we express our readiness for any role and assistance for the success of the peace process in Turkey.”

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Syria’s Kurds welcome Ocalan’s call for PKK to disarm, dissolve

"We welcome the historic announcement by Leader Abdullah Ocalan, calling for an end to the war in Türkiye and opening the way for a peaceful political process," Abdi said in an X post. 

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Jailed Abdullah Ocalan calls for PKK to lay down arms, be dissolved

"I am making a call for the laying down of arms, and I take on the historical responsibility of this call,” Ocalan says.

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