Well..this is good news. If the rank and file go along with it..and if Turkey doesn't blow it up--this could make the region a bit safer.
The Kurds have been our on-again off-again allies for decades.
Given the number of times we've tossed them under the bus...perhaps it's about time for them to settle down.
Of course, the Kurdish issue is larger than just Turkey--but this would be a great step.
Like many in the Middle-East..all they need is a place to settle down in~
www.politico.eu
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced Monday that it will disband and disarm, ending 40 years of conflict with Turkey.
The announcement follows a February call by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned on an island near Istanbul since 1999, for the group to hold a congress and formally dissolve. According to Öcalan, the PKK has outlived its original mission.
In March, the PKK declared a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey amid political signals from Turkey’s ruling coalition suggesting the PKK leader could be granted parole if the group disbanded.
The group, which had been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the U.S., has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, claiming tens of thousands of lives.
The Kurds have been our on-again off-again allies for decades.
Given the number of times we've tossed them under the bus...perhaps it's about time for them to settle down.
Of course, the Kurdish issue is larger than just Turkey--but this would be a great step.
Like many in the Middle-East..all they need is a place to settle down in~
Kurdish militant group PKK ends insurgent war against Turkey after 40 years
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party will disband and lay down arms.
www.politico.eu
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced Monday that it will disband and disarm, ending 40 years of conflict with Turkey.
The announcement follows a February call by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned on an island near Istanbul since 1999, for the group to hold a congress and formally dissolve. According to Öcalan, the PKK has outlived its original mission.
In March, the PKK declared a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey amid political signals from Turkey’s ruling coalition suggesting the PKK leader could be granted parole if the group disbanded.
The group, which had been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the U.S., has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, claiming tens of thousands of lives.
