Outlawed Kurdish militants 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 armed struggle.

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Monday it would dissolve itself, in what would be a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people. The ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) says it is disbanding after more than 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish state. The announcement came after the PKK held its congress in northern Iraq on ...

After four decades of conflict with the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK has held a ceremony to mark a symbolic first act in laying down its arms. About 30 fighters, men and women, placed their ...

A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan at a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency ...

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

Jailed PKK leader had called for group to dissolve More than 40,000 have been killed in 40-year conflict Erdogan welcomes move as important threshold Security consequences for region including Syria, ...

PKK, banned in Turkey, convened in northern Iraq after jailed leader called on it to disarm, dissolve PKK dissolution could boost economy in Turkey, security in wider region including Syria Main ...