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Kurdish Militants Declare Ceasefire in Turkey

Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what could mark a significant boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.

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Kurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group.

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Kurdish PKK militants declare immediate ceasefire

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency close to it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency.

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Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey

Kurdish women gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing an statement from the jailed leader of the rebel ...

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Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey

Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with ...