Kurdistan Workers' Party - Wikipedia
The Kurdistan Workers' Party [a] or PKK (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla group which is primarily based in the …
Middle East: What an end of the PKK would mean for Kurds
5 days ago · 03/08/2025 March 8, 2025. Following the call by Abdullah Ocalan to disband the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, and to lay down arms, Syrian affiliates and the PKK …
What’s Behind the Monumental Shift Between Türkiye and the PKK
3 days ago · Türkiye has always been concerned with the PKK’s growing international recruitment and financing network, as well as its safe havens in Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The PKK has also …
Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish ...
Mar 2, 2025 · GUHARZE, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish villagers, displaced by fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants that has played out for years in northern Iraq, are finally …
PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye
Mar 1, 2025 · The PKK’s presence in Iraq has been a recurrent source of tension between Baghdad and Ankara. The group holds positions in northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish …
Analysis: Call to disband PKK reshapes Turkiye, Syria power …
13 hours ago · The PKK leadership – from its longstanding command centre in Iraq’s Qandil Mountains – responded to Ocalan’s call by declaring a unilateral ceasefire with final …
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq ...
Feb 28, 2025 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior Turkish official on Friday called for the dissolution of affiliates in Iraq and Syria of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, a day after the …
Inside the Latest PKK Talks (Part 1): Kurdish Actors and Interests
Feb 21, 2025 · Although past peace efforts have fallen apart due to diplomatic stumbles and Kurdish opposition, the situation on the ground in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey has changed …
A complex relationship: The PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan
Mar 29, 2024 · The mountainous border region between Turkey, Iran and Iraq is home to the guerillas of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who are involved in the struggle for a solution …
Iraq bans PKK, labeling it a threat to the country
Mar 15, 2024 · ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi National Security Council on Thursday banned the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from operating in the country, following a top …