"After decades of armed struggle, fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, are withdrawing from Turkiye and moving to northern Iraq. The conflict between the PKK and Turkish forces has killed more than 40,000 people in four decades. The withdrawal is the latest step in an agreement with the Turkish state, which the group says will see it shift from armed rebellion to democratic politics."
"So, will Ankara stick to its end of the bargain and allow the PKK to engage in civil society? And is Kurdish autonomy now just a pipe dream? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Hiwa Osman former adviser to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Mohammed D Salih non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Hisyar Ozsoy former deputy chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)"
After four decades of conflict, fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are withdrawing from Türkiye to northern Iraq. The war between the PKK and Turkish forces has killed more than 40,000 people. The withdrawal forms part of an agreement with the Turkish state that the PKK says will shift it from armed rebellion to participation in democratic politics. Significant uncertainties remain about whether Ankara will honor the agreement and permit PKK engagement in civil society. Questions persist about disarmament, reintegration of fighters, legal and political guarantees for Kurdish rights, and the realistic prospects for Kurdish autonomy.
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