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Iraq's foreign minister calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey

The Independent UK

Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey

The Independent UK

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Turkey and the PKK have made historic moves toward peace – now begins the hard diplomatic work

Turkey’s peace process is advancing. In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met. It followed a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq, during which Kurdish…

The Conversation

Turkiye slams Israel, Kurdish-led SDF for destabilising a recovering Syria

Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.

Al Jazeera

Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilising Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says

Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war.

Euronews

Ankara, Damascus Top Diplomats Warn Israel Over Syria Action

Turkey's foreign minister and his Syrian counterpart on Wednesday warned Israel not to stir up chaos in Syria and demanded an end to all external interventions aimed at destabilising the war-torn country.

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Turkish committee begins work on PKK peace deal in step towards end of decades-long insurgency

The PKK had waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.

Euronews

Turkish parliamentary committee begins work on PKK peace initiative

A newly formed parliamentary committee has begun meeting to oversee a peace process with a Kurdish militant group

The Independent UK

Peace or politics? Turkey’s fragile path to ending a decades-long conflict

One of the world's most protracted armed conflicts could finally be drawing to a close in Turkey. This month, a small group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging an armed struggle against the Turkish state for greater minority rights, voluntarily disarmed.

Radio France Internationale

Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another in northern Iraq

Attack is first of its kind in months and occurs as PKK has begun disarmament, ending armed campaign against Turkiye.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: PKK recalibrates from armed struggle to politics in Turkiye

Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

Al Jazeera

How will the PKK’s disarmament play out in the region?

The PKK began its first phase of disarmament last week, analysts say the process will be felt regionally.

Al Jazeera

How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?

The historic disarmament ceremony on July 11 where members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms marked a pivotal moment in a decades-long conflict in Turkey. The ceremony was described by many who attended as a profoundly symbolic and emotional day that may signal the beginning of…

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Turkey's Kurdish Regions Not Yet Ready To Believe In Peace Process

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand.

Radio France Internationale

Erdogan rejoices as Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara.

Euronews

Turkey's leader says PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' after group lays down arms

Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the disarmament of the Kurdish PKK militant group as a victory for his country after its members began laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony on Friday.

Al Jazeera

PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says

After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began destroying their weapons in northern Iraq.

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PKK Militants Want To Enter Turkish Politics: Top Commander

Kurdish militants want to return to Turkey and enter mainstream politics, one of the PKK's joint leaders told AFP on Friday after the group's fighters began destroying their arms at a ceremony in Iraq.

Euronews

PKK militants in Iraq begin laying down arms as part of peace process with Turkey

The PKK's original aim was to establish a Kurdish state in the southeast of Turkey, but over time its goals evolved into a campaign for greater autonomy for Turkey's Kurdish population.

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis live: Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – as it happened

Majority of those killed were in the vicinity of sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

The Independent UK

Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first concrete step toward a promised disarmament as part of a peace process

Al Jazeera

PKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkiye

Fighters from PKK begin symbolic disarmament in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, ending decades-long battle with Turkiye.

International Business Times

Kurdish PKK Fighters To Begin Disarming At Key Ceremony

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

Euronews

Jailed PKK leader urges Kurdish militants to disarm before symbolic peace ceremony

In the first footage of him to be released publicly since 1999, Abdullah Ocalan declared that the PKK's armed struggle against Turkey was over.

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