"Turkey's military continues its attacks in Syria and Iraq on P.K.K. fighters, despite a call for disarmament from the groupâs founder, Abdullah Ocalan."
"The P.K.K. has announced a unilateral cease-fire but insists on Abdullah Ocalan's release from prison as a condition for their disarmament."
Turkey's military has intensified its operations against Kurdish fighters linked to the P.K.K. in Syria and Iraq, even following a recent call from the group's founder, Abdullah Ocalan, for disarmament. The P.K.K. leadership responded with a cease-fire announcement but demands Ocalan's release from his prison to facilitate this process. Historically, previous negotiations to resolve the Turkey-P.K.K. conflict, which has claimed over 40,000 lives since the 1980s, have failed. Currently, Turkish officials are tight-lipped regarding any ongoing discussions, possibly to prevent domestic unrest, while analysts believe that some form of dialog may still be underway.
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