Kurdish armed group PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Öcalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can lead a process of disarmament. It follows his call this week aimed at ending four decades of armed struggle in southeastern Turkey in which tens of thousands of people have been killed. The group has waged an insurgency since 1984, with the aim of carving out a homeland for Kurds, who account for about 20 percent of Turkey’s 85 million people. It is banned as a terrorist group in Turkey, the EU, the UK, and the US.
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PKK ends its 40 yrs old armed struggle with Turkey
