INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was expected to announce as soon as Friday that it has decided to end its armed struggle against Turkey
and will disband itself, two sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.The decision follows a statement issued in February by
the armed struggle as a product of a bygone era
In a one-and-a-half-page message, Ocalan explained that the PKK's armed struggle was once necessary due to Turkish state policies that
denied Kurdish identity and restricted Kurds' rights and freedoms.
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
