The Kurdish insurgent group PKK in Turkey says it will lay down its arms and disband after a decades-long fight that killed tens of thousands.

The Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced it was disbanding, a move that is expected to have wide-ranging consequences throughout the region.

The United States on Tuesday welcomed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) announcement of its intent to disband, hailing the move “a victory for civilization” and expressing hope that it will contribute to greater regional stability.

Ankara's strategic win boosts its regional power, diminishing Iranian allies and testing Israel's strategic depth in the Levant

In a significant political and security development in Turkey, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced on Friday that it would hold its 12th congress in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq. This move comes in response to a call from imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan,

The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) made "historic decisions" at a congress this week after a call from its jailed leader to dissolve, a linked news agency said on Friday - a potentially key step in resolving a long conflict with Turkey.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara is determined to rid Turkey of the “scourge of terror,” while the country waits for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to announce a decision on disarming and dissolving itself.