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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Suzan Fraser

What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict

The militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, announced Monday that it is dissolving itself in a historic declaration that could end one of the Middle East’s longest-running insurgencies and foster stability in the region.

A statement from the group said it had resolved to disband its “organizational structure” and “end the armed struggle” after more than four decades of conflict.

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