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The ceremony took place under tight security at a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan - the disarmament process is expected to last all summer.
By Ako Rasheed SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) -Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey.
ANKARA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday declared "a new page" in history for Türkiye, as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) begins the disarmament process.
The group of 30 members burned their weapons in a cauldron in Iraq. The group has been fighting with Turkey for 40 years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a hopeful shift as the PKK begins disarmament, signaling an end to decades of unrest. The decision follows urging by imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Al Jazeera on MSNPKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan saysAfter announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) destroyed their weapons in northern Iraq.
A Kurdish politician and close friend to jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on Friday said Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani has played a key role in negotiating peace between the PKK and Ankara.
Turkish President Erdogan calls for full support of Kurdish militants' disarmament. The PKK began the process by surrendering weapons, symbolizing a potential end to a decades-long insurgency. Erdogan emphasizes the role of parliament in the process,