PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
Voice of America
A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27, 2025. Ocalan's Kurdistan Workers' Party declared a ceasefire on March 1 after he asked the group to disband. Pakize Akbaba mourns over the gravestone of her son Namik Ayhan Akbaba, a Turkish soldier who was killed during fighting with PKK militants, on the day jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the group to disarm and disband, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Feb. 27, 2025. Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers' Party to lay down its arms, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for the region, in Hasakah, Syria, on Feb. 27, 2025.
Outlawed Kurdish militants declared a ceasefire Saturday 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.
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