Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

May- 2025 -

12 May

PKK fighters in northern Iraq near the Turkish border

Kurdish Militant PKK Says Disbanding, Ending Armed Struggle

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced its dissolution, saying it was ending its armed struggle against the Turkish state.

Mar- 2025 -

7 March

Politics

Syrian Kurds demonstrate against Turkey's offensive on PKK areas in northern Iraq in Qamishli, Syria.

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Turkey insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately," a week after a historic ceasefire.

1 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

Feb- 2025 -

28 February

Middle East

Poster of Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Qamishli, Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

5 February

Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Staff Writer With AFP

Erdogan Hails Syria Leader’s ‘Strong Commitment’ to Fight Terror

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa for his "commitment" to fighting terror, first official visit to Turkey.

4 February

Middle East

Members of the special forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Leader Heads to Turkey to Discuss Rebuilding, Kurds

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara for talks on rebuilding efforts and the Kurdish fighters issue.

Jan- 2025 -

25 January

Middle East

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

9 January

Middle East