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PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye

The PKK's declaration of a ceasefire is a major step towards ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state [File: Christophe Simon/AFP]

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has declared it will implement a ceasefire with Turkiye, heeding a call from its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to disarm.

The statement by the outlawed group, published by the pro-PKK Firat news agency (ANF) on Saturday, is seen as a major step towards ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state.

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