The conflict has killed more than 40,000 people since 1984
PKK fighters begin ceremonial handover of weapons in Iraq's Sulaimaniyah
The weapon handover marks a symbolic but significant step in the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party.
Friday 11/07/2025
The conflict has killed more than 40,000 people since 1984
SULAIMANIYAH - Militant fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began handing over their weapons near the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step in the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the outlawed group.
The PKK, which has been locked in a bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided in May to disband and end its armed struggle.
Since the PKK launched its insurgency against Turkey in 1984 - originally with the aim of creating an independent Kurdish state - the conflict has killed more than 40,000 people, imposed a huge economic burden and fuelled social tensions.