The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced its decision to disband and disarm as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, following a congress in northern Iraq. Leader Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned since 1999, urged the group to formalize this action. The PKK's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire in March included conditions for legal peace negotiations. The move signals a critical shift in a conflict that has persisted for four decades, with tens of thousands of lives lost, as the PKK acknowledges its mission to resolve the Kurdish issue through democratic means.
The Congress stated that the PKK's ongoing struggle had brought the Kurdish issue to a resolution stage through democratic politics, thus completing its historical mission.
Firat News Agency reported the PKK's congress decision to dissolve its organizational structure and end armed struggle, paving the way for peace with Turkey.
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