US EditionJailed Kurdish militant leader calls on PKK to dissolve, pro-Kurdish party says
- Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, called for the group to dissolve and lay down arms, stating, "All groups must lay their arms and the PKK must dissolve itself".
- Ocalan's announcement aligns with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to seek peace, possibly in exchange for Ocalan's parole if the PKK renounces violence and disbands.
- The PKK has led an insurgency since 1984, resulting in over 40,000 deaths, and the Turkish government continues to crack down on opposition amid peace talks.
- Previous peace efforts have failed, but Erdogan's government is widening its crackdown on opposition while engaging in negotiations with pro-Kurdish leaders.
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Abdullah Ocalan called on Turkish Kurds to lay down their arms He has been serving a life sentence since the late 1990s — and has remained a symbol of the Kurdish struggle for independence for more than 40 years
Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, who is serving a life sentence in prison in Turkey, called on his associates to lay down their arms. He has great authority in the Kurdish national movement, and this appeal could end one of the longest conflicts in the Middle East.
·Riga, Latvia
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