After more than a four-decade insurgency carried out by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) against Turkey, the US-designated terror group, says it has abandoned its armed struggle against Ankara.

In February, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned on an island near Istanbul since 1999, urged his group to convene a congress and formally decide to disband and disarm. The call by ...

The recent decision by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disarm and disband has important lessons for any country facing ...

The PKK Kurdish Militant Group Will Disarm and Disband as Part of a Peace Initiative With Turkey ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Kurdish militant group PKK announced Monday that it is disbanding and ...

In February, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned on an island near Istanbul since 1999, urged his group to convene a congress and formally decide to disband and disarm. The call by ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The PKK Kurdish militant group announced Monday that it will disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict.