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Iran welcomes PKK leader Ocalan's call to disarm


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 14:49 AFP — Iran on Friday welcomed a call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan for the Kurdish militant group to lay down arms, calling it a step toward "renouncing violence".

Joy and fear among Kurds in Iraq, Syria after Ocalan's call to disarm


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 12:33 AFP — Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disarm sparked relief but also fears for the future among Kurds in Syria and Iraq, who long for peace after fighting hard for autonomy.

Iraq says Ocalan's call to dissolve PKK 'important' for regional security


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 06:25 AFP — Iraq has welcomed a call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan for the Kurdish militant group to disband, saying it could improve regional stability and security.

Oscars nod 'truly magical' for Iranian film's young stars


Friday, 28 February, 2025 , 02:54 AFP — Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" won a special prize at the Cannes film festival last year and is hoping to go one better at the Oscars on Sunday.

Syria Kurd forces chief welcomes Ocalan's call for PKK to disband


Thursday, 27 February, 2025 , 20:52 AFP — The leader of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday welcomed a call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan for the Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and disband.

Syria Kurd forces chief says they should be integrated into army, not dissolved


Thursday, 27 February, 2025 , 19:00 AFP — The leader of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that they should be integrated into the new Syrian army, not dissolved.

Iraqi Kurdistan president welcomes Ocalan's call, urges PKK to disarm


Thursday, 27 February, 2025 , 18:38 AFP — The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, welcomed Thursday jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan's call for the Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve.

Syria Kurd forces chief says they should be integrated into army, not dissolved str-jos-lk/kir/ysm


Thursday, 27 February, 2025 , 18:31 AFP — The leader of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that they should be integrated into the new Syrian army, not dissolved.

In major shift, Ocalan calls for PKK to drop weapons, disband


Thursday, 27 February, 2025 , 18:16 AFP — An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

Syria Kurd forces chief says they should be integrated into army, not dissolved


Thursday, 27 February, 2025 , 18:14 AFP —