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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul

Kurdish militants PKK to disarm after decades of attacks against Turkey

A crowd of people, some holding yellow flags with the face of Abdullah Öcalan
Syrian Kurds wave flags bearing pictures of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' party, Abdullah Öcalan, in Qamishli, north-east Syria, in February. Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images

A Kurdish militant group whose attacks and insurgency against Turkey have spanned more than four decades has declared it will disarm and disband, after a call from its jailed leader earlier this year.

The Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) announced the decision to dissolve its guerrilla forces, heeding a watershed announcement from Abdullah Öcalan three months ago.

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