Ocalan’s call comes as value of armed fight diminishes, and Kurdish political participation grew – will this continue?
Al-Hol’s children are forced to live in dire conditions and lack education and safety.
Turkish president’s comments come as his party urged PKK affiliates in Iraq and Syria to also dissolve and disarm.
Abdullah Ocalan urges the PKK to disarm and dissolve, signalling a possible end to decades of conflict with Turkiye.
In a historic move, Abdullah Ocalan has asked his party to ‘lay down arms’ and dissolve itself, according to statement.
Turkiye’s arrests of people with alleged “terror” ties come despite a government effort to end Kurdish conflict.
Integrating Syria’s myriad armed groups into unified command structure is a priority of the new government.
FM Hakan Fidan says only ‘a matter of time before YPG is eliminated’ in Syria, urges West to cease supporting group.
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DEM Party expected to hold face-to-face meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in prison for 25 years.
Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband and called on the US to stop supporting it.
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa has set the tone for the country’s new administration stressing unity.
Commander Hassan Abdul Ghani said the city and its military airport are fully ‘liberated’.
Ongoing disputes between the major parties – KDP and PUK – could complicate the formation of a new government.
Defence Ministry says it hit 34 targets of the outlawed group in north Iraq as Turkey arrests 176 suspects over assault.
