Kurdish militants PKK to disarm after decades of attacks against Turkey
by Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul from World news | The Guardian on (#6X7MR)
Kurdistan Workers' party says it will dissolve its guerrilla forces, months after call to do so from its jailed leader
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 Ocalan three months ago.
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