Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader jailed by Turkey who called on Thursday for his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to dissolve and all groups to lay down arms, is an influential figure among ...
Syria/Iraq: What would an end of the PKK mean for the Kurds in the Middle East?
Following the call by Abdullah Ocalan to disband the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, and to lay down arms, Syrian affiliates ...
The National on MSN19d
Why Abdullah Ocalan’s call to disarm the PKK will have ramifications across the region
Speculation has been rife in Turkey for weeks about an anticipated statement from the jailed leader of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). What would Abdullah Ocalan say? When would he say it? How would ...
FDD's Long War Journal13d
Analysis: How will the US-backed SDF be affected by PKK leader’s disarmament call?
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan called for his group to disarm and end its conflict with Turkey. The ...
UPI20d
Imprisoned PKK founder calls for it to disarm, 'dissolve itself' for peace with Turkey
27 (UPI) --Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan ... A PKK-affiliated Kurdish militia in Syria, the People's Protection Units (YPG), is allied with the United States in the fight ...
CNN19d
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers ... In a statement to CNN, a YPG spokesperson praised Ocalan’s “historic message” on Thursday as one that “serves (the ...
Reuters20d
Ocalan's call for peace in Turkey: what's in it for key actors?
ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's 40-year battle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could be nearing an end after its jailed leader, Abdullah ... "The YPG will likely heed Ocalan ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs19d
Abdullah Ocalan calls on PKK to dissolve, regional leaders react
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdish militant ... Turkish military action against the PKK in Iraq and what it regards as its affiliate in northern Syria, the YPG, has continued ...
White House welcomes call by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan for Turkey's PKK terrorist group to disarm
The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says it's time to end the fight.
Anadolu Agency4d
No concessions made to SDF on autonomy or self-governance in Syria: Turkish foreign minister
It is essential for all armed elements involved in terror acts in Syria to be excluded from equation,’ says Hakan Fidan - ...
Anadolu Agency14d
Disarmament of terrorist group PKK would threaten Israel's interests: Local media
Terrorist PKK’s disarmament, dissolution would dramatically shift balance of power in Syria, according to Haaretz - Anadolu Ajansı ...
U.S. News & World Report13d
Turkey Continues Operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria Despite Ocalan Call
Turkey Continues Operations on PKK in Iraq, Syria Despite Ocalan Call ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant ...