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Turkey after the PKK
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Turkey says its anti-PKK operations continue despite progress in peace process
The Turkish defense ministry announced on Thursday that its cross-border operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK ...
Turkey's PKK Kurdish insurgents to lay down arms after deadly, decades-long fight against government
The Kurdish insurgent group PKK in Turkey says it will lay down its arms and disband after a decades-long fight that killed ...
Kurdish PKK ends 40-year Turkey insurgency, bringing hope of regional stability
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for more than four ...
Why Turkey's Kurdish insurgents are laying down their arms
The PKK has "waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984", said Politico. Originally, it aimed to create an ...
Trump’s Middle East trip coincides with a big week for Turkey’s Erdogan
Trump’s Middle East trip comes amid a heady few days for Turkey, with news the PKK would disarm and as it is set to host delegations from Russia and Ukraine.
PKK says it is dissolving and ending its conflict with Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced it was disbanding, a move ...
What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
The militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, announced its resolve to dissolve itself in a historic declaration that could ...