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A Kurdish protester next to a portrait of the jailed Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 11, 2019

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Video. Kurdish militant group PKK announces disbandment

Updated: 12/05/2025 - 12:20 GMT+2

The Kurdish militant group PKK, whose leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned since 1999, made the decision to disband in a move towards ending its conflict with Turkey.

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