The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia announced its decision on Monday to dissolve the group, a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people.

The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its Kurdish initials, P.K.K., came a few months after its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, urged the group to disarm and disband.

A militant Kurdish group announced on Friday that it had made “historic” decisions during its long-awaited congress earlier this week. The group, however, stopped short of saying whether it ...

Kurdish Workers Party dissolves itself amid deepening war in the Middle East. Ulaş Ateşçi, Barış Demir. 13 May 2025. At its 12th Congress, convened between May 5 and 7, the Kurdistan Workers ...

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, has announced that it will disband and disarm, potentially ending four decades of bloody conflict with Turkey. The militant group said that "all ...

The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) made "historic decisions" at a congress this week after a call from its jailed leader to dissolve, a linked news agency said on Friday - a potentially ...

The Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm, after four decades of armed conflict. It comes days after it convened a party congress in northern Iraq.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its Kurdish acronym P.K.K., said on Monday that it would lay down arms and disband, ending a decades-long armed insurgency against the Turkish state.

Kurdish PKK Congress Took 'Historic Decisions' After Jailed Leader Urged Disarmament, Agency Says (Reuters) -The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) made "historic decisions" at a congress this ...