From Bullets to Politics: PKK Fighters Destroy Weapons in Historic Ceremony

In a landmark moment, thirty fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) publicly destroyed their weapons during a symbolic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan, signaling a definitive end to their decades-long armed struggle against Turkey.

The disarmament event, held near the historic Casene cave in Sulaimaniyah, comes after months of indirect negotiations between Turkish authorities and jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

The move has been hailed by Ankara as an “irreversible turning point,” while Kurdish officials and supporters hope it marks the beginning of a peaceful political future.