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Ocalan asks his militant group to disarm and disband

And two days later, they agree

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Gary A Schlueter
Mar 01, 2025
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Peace, baby!

Abdulah Ocalan made international news on February 27th when he called for peace among the Kurds and for the PKK, the organization he created, to disarm and disband. The PKK were formed by Ocalan in the 1980s in order to carve out a homeland for the Kurds, whose need for a homeland was overlooked by the European allies after World War I when…

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