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Greetings from Afrin, Syria, where Kurds danced their hearts out to celebrate spring • May 21, 2025, 4:24 AM ET (NPR)
Turkey says it is closely monitoring PKK disbandment to secure peace • May 13, 2025, 9:35 AM ET (AP)
The PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey • May 12, 2025, 4:10 PM ET (AP)
What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict • May 12, 2025, 8:07 AM ET (AP)
Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threats • May 8, 2025, 1:19 PM ET (AP)

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Abdullah Öcalan
Kurdish terrorist leader
Mustafa al-Barzani
Kurdish military leader
Badr Khānī Jāladat
leader of Kurds