Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader Calls on Followers to Disarm, End 40-Year Conflict With Turkey

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Party expects statement from jailed militant leader soon
Reuters
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Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), on Thursday issued a statement calling on his followers to end their decadeslong fight for an independent Kurdish state and to instead pursue peace, a decision that could reverberate across the Middle East.
Voice Of America
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The peace effort in Turkey was initiated in October by Devlet Bahceli, a firebrand ultranationalist who has usually opposed any concessions to Kurdish identity or rights.
Hindustan Times
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The fighting has taken more than 40,000 lives over the past four decades.
The New York Times

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