Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives
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Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East
Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications . The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island ...The Guardian - 15h -
Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader calls for militants to disarm
Abdullah Öcalan urges PKK to lay down weapons after he meets opposition politicians in prisonFinancial Times - 15h -
Ocalan Says PKK Fighters Should Disarm
Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish insurgent group P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of battling the Turkish state.The New York Times - 11h -
Imprisoned Kurdish leader calls for dissolution of his PKK militant group
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his PKK militant group to lay down arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end its conflict with Turkey.NBC News - 14h -
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