The PKK announced the cessation of armed struggle and self-dissolution

In Turkey, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced the cessation of armed struggle and self-dissolution. This was announced today, May 12, by the Rudaw agency.

"The PKK reported that at the congress it was decided to dissolve itself and stop the armed struggle. The PKK's activities have been terminated," the report says.

The armed conflict with the PKK began in Turkey in 1984 and resumed in 2015. The bases of Kurdish militants are located in the north of Iraq, Turkish troops are conducting air and ground operations against them.

As EADaily reported, in February, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been serving a life sentence in prison on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara since 1999, appealed to his comrades-in-arms to disband and disarm. The Congress of the party, which took place from 5 to 7 May, approved this decision.

It should be noted that Ocalan has already made similar appeals to the PKK, in particular in 2013 and 2015. This time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to resume operations against the PKK if it resorted to tricks or slowed down the process.