The disarmament process will start under tight security in Iraqi Kurdistan and is expected to take all summer.

Dozens of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants began handing over weapons in a ceremony in a cave in northern Iraq on ...

SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a ...

By Ako Rasheed SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) -Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth ...

A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a ...

Erdogan hails symbolic destruction of arms as step toward 'terror-free Turkey'; top PKK fighter says jailed leader Abdullah ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their ...

In a historic first, fighters from the Kurdish militant group, the PKK have ceremonially burned their weapons, marking the ...

While the PKK has announced its dissolution and intention to stop fighting, clashes continue in Iraqi Kurdistan between ...

Kurdish PKK declare ceasefire following 40 years of bloodshed in Turkey after jailed leader called on militants to disarm. By TOM MIDLANE . Published: 03:19 EDT, 1 March 2025 | Updated: 06:19 EDT ...

The Kurdish militant group PKK announced yesterday that it is disbanding and renouncing armed conflict as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of hostilities.

The PKK, which stands for Kurdistan Workers' Party, has fought for an independent state in a region heavily populated by Kurds. The group is demanding the release of Abdullah Ocalan, its leader ...