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Who are PKK, the Kurdish armed group fighting against Turkey?
Now, PKK’s founder, Abdullah Ocalan, has called on Kurdish fighters to lay down their arms. However, it remains unclear how ...
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Feds Already Caught Potential Copycat Of New Orleans Terrorist, DOJ Says
Federal prosecutors charged a man allegedly inspired by the New Year’s Day massacre in New Orleans with attempting to join ...
Pentagon relaxes rules on airstrikes, raids against adversaries
The Trump administration has relaxed restrictions on how U.S. commanders approve airstrikes and raids, U.S. officials said ...
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Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband a ‘historic opportunity’
Turkish president’s comments come as his party urged PKK affiliates in Iraq and Syria to also dissolve and disarm.
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader’s peace plea
A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve ...
Erdogan says new phase started in efforts for 'terror-free' Turkey after Ocalan call
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan ...
Deal With Kurds May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to ...
Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria must lay down weapons, Erdogan's party says
All Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, including U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, must lay down their weapons after the ...
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
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PKK, Iraq, Syria units should lay down arms — Turkey's ruling party
ANKARA, February 28. /TASS/. All groups associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in Turkey, including in Iraq and Syria, should lay down their arms, said Omer Celik, Spokesman of the ...