Kurdish rebel group PKK says withdrawing forces from Turkey

Deutsche Welle (DW)CenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Timothy Jones with AFP, Reuters and APOctober 26, 2025 at 05:34 PM

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The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an outlawed militant group, announced on October 26, 2025, its withdrawal of forces from Turkey to northern Iraq as part of a disarmament process aimed at transitioning to democratic politics. This move follows a call by the PKK's jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in May for the group to lay down arms after decades-long insurgency that resulted in over 40,000 deaths. The PKK urges Ankara to facilitate its transition with legal and political measures. Turkey’s ruling AK Party spokesperson welcomed the withdrawal as progress toward making the country "terror-free," indicating a parliamentary commission will decide on necessary legal structures and Ocalan's fate.

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