CNN28 天
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
On Thursday, Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, it would mark ...
CNN27 天
Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency ...
For almost five decades, Turkey has been at war with the PKK, founded by Ocalan in 1978. Much of the fighting has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the ...
Voice of America27 天
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
Outlawed Kurdish militants Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of ...
World Socialist Web Site24 天
PKK accepts Öcalan’s call to end armed struggle
Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), made a statement last Thursday through a visiting delegation of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM ...
Reuters28 天
Kurdish PKK militants declare immediate ceasefire
Ocalan on Thursday called on the PKK to lay down its arms and dissolve, a move that President Tayyip Erdogan's government and the opposition pro-Kurdish DEM party voiced support for. Sign up here.
France 2427 天
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey, ending 40 years of armed struggle
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey, bringing an end to more than 40 years of bloodshed. The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group ...
Al Jazeera English28 天
PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has declared it will implement a ceasefire with Turkiye, heeding a call from its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to disarm. The statement by the outlawed group ...
PBS27 天
Kurdish PKK insurgents declare ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkey
The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in neighboring Syria after ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs27 天
Kurdish rebels declare immediate ceasefire after jailed leader's peace appeal
Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a rally to ...
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan calls on banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan has asked the members of the banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and ...
The Conversation24 天
PKK leader’s call to disarm fuels hope for end to Kurdish conflict – but peace is not ...
Pinar Dinc is the principal investigator of the ECO-Syria project, which receives funding from the Strategic Research Area: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) at the Centre for ...