Why has the PKK ended its armed battle?
Members of the Kurdistan Employees’ Occasion lay down their arms after many years of warfare with Turkiye.
It’s one of many longest-running conflicts within the Center East – and it’s about to come back to an finish.
Members of the Kurdistan Employees’ Occasion (PKK) have began laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern Iraq.
It comes two months after the group mentioned it will finish its armed battle towards Turkiye and shift to democratic politics.
Response has been combined: Some Kurds suppose it might pave the way in which to peace. Others argue it’s a concession with no beneficial properties.
So how will this course of play out in Turkiye and within the wider area?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Company:
Galip Dalay – nonresident senior fellow on the Center East Council on World Affairs
David L Phillips – director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights at Columbia College
Mohammed Salih – nonresident senior fellow on the Overseas Coverage Analysis Institute who specialises in Kurdish affairs
