A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
U.S. lauds Kurdish leader's call for Turkey's PKK separatists to disarm
The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says ...
Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria must lay down weapons, Erdogan's party says
All Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, including U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, must lay down their weapons after the ...
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Kurdish Leader Ocalan Calls on PKK to Lay Down Arms in Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish group PKK, has called on his movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself, ...
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and ...
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Europe Removes Syrian Air From Sanctions List
Europe has removed Syrian Air from its sanctions list, as part of a wider easing of sanctions aimed at supporting the country ...
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The EU Suspends Certain Sanctions on Syria to Support Economic Stabilization, Political Transition, and Reconstruction
To encourage democratic development and achieve a peaceful and inclusive political transition, and to aid the swift ...
Factbox-What is the PKK, the militant group urged by its leader to disband and make peace with Turkey?
Abdullah Ocalan, appealed on Thursday to his militant group to disarm and to dissolve itself. His call, if heeded by the PKK ...
Jailed Kurdish leader issues call to lay down arms
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdish separatist PKK, has called on his movement to lay down its arms and ...