Qandil Mountains: In a historic move that could reshape Turkey’s long-standing conflict with Kurdish insurgents, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Sunday that it will withdraw its militants from Turkish territory as part of a broader disarmament initiative. The announcement, made from the PKK’s stronghold in northern Iraq, marks a significant shift in a decades-long insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since 1984.

The PKK, recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union, emphasized that this withdrawal is a critical step in its transition toward peaceful political engagement. The group called on the Turkish government to implement “legal and political measures” that would allow former militants to participate in

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