Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has made a significant announcement, calling on his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down their arms and dissolve the group. This move has the potential to bring an end to a long-standing conflict with Turkey, a conflict that has resulted in the loss of an estimated 40,000 lives.
In a statement read by Turkish lawmakers on Thursday, Ocalan expressed his commitment to this decision, stating, “I am making a call for the laying down of arms, and I take on the historical responsibility of this call.” He emphasized that all groups involved must disarm, and specifically called for the dissolution of the PKK.
