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Main points of Kurd rebel leader's truce letter


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 16:36 AFP Here are some excerpts from a letter by jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan who called for a ceasefire Thursday.

Top Kurd rebel commander says will respect Turkey truce


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 16:26 AFP A top Kurdish rebel commander said on Thursday the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will abide by jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for a ceasefire in Turkey.

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls for ceasefire


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 15:50 AFP Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a new ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

Top Kurd rebel commander says will respect Turkey ceasefire: report


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 15:38 AFP A top Kurdish rebel commander said on Thursday the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will abide by jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's ceasefire call, the pro-Kurdish Firat News Agency reported.

Top Kurdish rebel commander says will respect Turkey ceasefire: report


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 15:24 AFP

Turkey to end military action if PKK stops attacks: Erdogan


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 15:06 AFP The Turkish military will end operations against Kurdish rebels if they stop fighting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday after a Kurdish ceasefire call.

Turkey to end military action if PKK stops attacks: Erdogan


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 14:46 AFP The Turkish military will end operations against Kurdish rebels if they stop fighting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday after a Kurdish ceasefire call.

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls for ceasefire


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:40 AFP Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire, telling his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkey, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

PKK leader Ocalan: Turkey nemesis turned hope for peace


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:29 AFP Abdullah Ocalan, the charismatic Kurdish separatist leader once dubbed the "nemesis" of the Turkish state, is now seen as the best bet to end decades of armed insurgency.

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, from arms to politics


Thursday, 21 March, 2013 , 13:18 AFP The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose jailed leader called for a ceasefire on Thursday, has been waging an armed nationalist campaign against Ankara for 29 years.