PKK extends ceasefire until after Turkiye elections

Kurdish PKK marching with their flags [KurdishstruggleWikipedia]
The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant organisation has announced that it will keep its ceasefire with Turkiye in place until after the upcoming Turkish elections on 14 May.­ Speaking to the PKK-linked outlet, Medya Haber TV, on Sunday, Bese Hozat, co-Chair of the PKK's executive council, stated that the elections have a historic importance for the "peoples of Turkiye" and that the PKK had decided to maintain its "inaction" until after that period is over. Reiterating that the group would still retaliate if it comes under attack by Turkish security forces, Hozat assured that "We will evaluate this decision after the elections". The PKK – designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkiye, the United States and the European Union […]

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