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Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament

By Ako Rasheed SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) -Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey.

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Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

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Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict

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Kurdish PKK burns guns in big step towards ending Turkey conflict

After 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK will hold a ceremony on Friday to mark a symbolic first step in laying down its arms.

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Key dates in PKK Kurdish militant group's decades-long armed struggle against Turkey

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PKK Disarmament to Take a Few Months in Iraq, Turkey Ruling Party Says

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Kurdish Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

The fighters who participated in the ceremony said in a statement released by a P.K.K.-affiliated news outlet that they were destroying their weapons “of their own free will” to show their willingnes...

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Kurdish PKK concludes handover, burning of weapons in northern Iraq

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PKK Militants Want To Enter Turkish Politics: Top Commander

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Over 700 daily overflights as Iraqi airspace fully recovers post-tensions

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Major international airlines are returning to Iraqi airspace, leading to a record number of overflights, Iraq’s transport ministry announced Wednesday. Officials say the development reflects renewed confidence in Iraq’s air navigation capabilities and the

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Kurdistan Workers’ Party says destroying arms ‘a historic, democratic move’

PKK fighters destroy weapons in historic ceremony, marking transition from armed insurgency to democratic politics.

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Turkey says gas exposure that killed 12 soldiers in Iraq's north was first of its kind

Nineteen soldiers were hospitalized after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.