- The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, which has been in conflict with the Turkish state for over four decades, has decided to dissolve itself and end its armed struggle, a news agency close to the group reported on Monday.
- The PKK’s decision is expected to have significant political and security ramifications for the region, including in neighboring Syria where Kurdish forces are allied with US forces.
- The Firat news agency published what it described as the closing declaration of a congress held by the PKK last week in northern Iraq, in response to a call in February from its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan to disband.
- “The 12th PKK Congress has decided to dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end its method of armed struggle,” the group announced in a statement following its congress last week.
- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office and the foreign ministry have not yet issued any immediate comments on the announcement.
- More than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984. The PKK is designated as a terrorist group by Turkey and its Western allies.
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Decides to Dissolve, End Armed Struggle
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