PKK fighters have been waging a war against the Turkish state(Image: AFP/Getty Images)

PKK declares ceasefire in Turkey ending years of bloodshed

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia declared an immediate ceasefire in Turkey following jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament

by · The Mirror

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia has declared an immediate ceasefire heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency against Turkey.

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