A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a ...

The ceremony took place under tight security at a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan - the disarmament process is expected to last all ...

A group of 30 Kurdish fighters have ceremonially burned their weapons in northern Iraq, marking a major step toward ending a decades-long insurgency. The members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, ...

Founded by Ocalan in 1978, the PKK has waged a war against the Turkish state for decades. The group initially fought for an independent state in the Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast.

Founded by Abdullah Ocalan in the year 1970, the PKK took up arms in the year 1984, beginning a string of bloody attacks on Turkish soil that sparked a conflict that reportedly cost over 40,000 lives.

Founded by Ocalan in 1978, the PKK has waged a war against the Turkish state for decades. The group initially fought for an independent state in the Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast.

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict By Published July 11, 2025 7:46 am This video is no longer available ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.

Founded by Ocalan in 1978, the PKK has waged a war against the Turkish state for decades. The group initially fought for an independent state in the Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast.

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 to ...

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict Stringer/Anadolu/Getty Images via CNN Newsource By CNN Newsource July 11, 2025 7:30 AM ...