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Rewind: The Gitmo operations began after Trump ordered an expansion of the base in an escalation of U.S. efforts to deport immigrants, which he hoped would hold up to 30,000 of “the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people.” Nearly 300 were at least temporarily held there in the weeks following his order.
Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has welcomed the group's decision to dissolve itself in line with his appeal in February.
This signals the end of one of the longest conflicts in the world - a historic moment for Turkey, its Kurdish minority, and neighbouring countries into which the conflict has spilled over. A spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party said it was an important step towards a country free of terror.
Ankara's strategic win boosts its regional power, diminishing Iranian allies and testing Israel's strategic depth in the Levant
The beginning of the end is near for the terrorist group PKK to completely dissolve itself, as media reports say the group will turn in its arms
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Turkish stocks jumped on Monday, bonds climbed and the lira rallied against the euro as news the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group was ending its four decade-long insurgency in the country added to U.
If decision to dissolve PKK terror group is implemented 'sincerely, it will be very beneficial for everyone, for our future,' says Hakan Fidan - Anadolu Ajansı