Iraq, PKK and Kurdish
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Iraq’s foreign ministry also welcomed the development, calling it “a significant step” and a concrete sign of progress toward peace and disarmament.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a hopeful shift as the PKK begins disarmament, signaling an end to decades of unrest. The decision follows urging by imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Al Jazeera on MSNPKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan saysAfter announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) destroyed their weapons in northern Iraq.