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Why are Turkey and the PKK turning to peace – and can it last?
For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups ...
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Key dates in the PKK's decades-long armed struggle against Turkey
A military coup in Turkey forces much of the PKK to flee to neighboring countries such as Syria and Lebanon, where the ...
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 ...
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PKK announces its decision to lay down arms, ending 40 years of conflict in Turkey
After over 40 years of fighting, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is designated as a terrorist organization by many countries, has officially laid down its arms and dissolved.
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Erdogan vows to monitor PKK disarmament, thanks Trump for lifting Syria sanctions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Turkey’s intelligence services will closely monitor the ...
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As PKK disarms, Turkey solidifies its power against Iran and Israel
Ankara's strategic win boosts its regional power, diminishing Iranian allies and testing Israel's strategic depth in the ...
Erdogan's Global Peacemaker Spotlight Hides Tumult Within Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first ...
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 ...