Kurdish PKK begins disarmament process – Middle East Monitor

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Friday began the first steps of officially handing over its weapons, marking a historic shift that ends over four decades of armed conflict with Turkey.

This development follows a video message from the party’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, who declared an end to the armed struggle and called for a complete shift towards democratic politics and the rule of law.

The disarmament ceremony was held today near the city of…