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  • Ceasefire would have regional implications

-Could also provide domestic boost for Erdogan

  • Conflict has killed thousands and caused severe economic damage

    • Previous efforts to end the insurgency have failed

March 1 (Reuters) - The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, a news agency close to it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency.

Ocalan on Thursday called on the PKK to lay down its arms and dissolve, a move that President Tayyip Erdogan's government and the opposition pro-Kurdish DEM party voiced support for.

The ceasefire could have wide-ranging implications for the region if it succeeds in ending a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people since the PKK - now based in the mountains of northern Iraq - launched its armed insurgency in 1984.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

This makes it much clearer and ties some separate events together that I hadn't thought about, thanks! I really hope this provides the Kurds with peace, stability, and growth as well.