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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey passes conditional amnesty bill for thousands linked to PKK, pending disarmament]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Turkish parliament has pushed through a bill on conditional amnesty for thousands of Kurds in the terrorist PKK.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:05:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The US chose sides - Kurds in Syria subdued]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They led the war against the terrorist group ISIS. Now the Kurdish forces themselves are being defeated and driven out. The US has withdrawn its support for the Kurdish forces in Syria and is backing Syria's new Islamist government.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:44:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PKK: Stop the peace process – release Öcalan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A commander within the Kurdish PKK tells AFP that the group will not take any further steps in the peace process. First, Turkey must release imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:08:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Öcalan calls for progress in the peace process]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK, Abdullah Öcalan, is calling on all parties in the peace process in Turkey to make genuine efforts.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:09:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PKK Withdraws Forces from Turkey to Northern Iraq]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish PKK movement announces that it is withdrawing its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 07:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PKK Ends Armed Struggle in Historic Move]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Terror-listed Kurdish PKK is dissolved, reports the Kurdish news agency Firat. A historic milestone, cheers Turkey's government. President Erdogan's ruling party emphasizes the importance of the dissolution affecting all PKK branches.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 06:25:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PKK Holds Successful Meeting on Disarmament and Dissolution]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The terrorist-stamped Kurdish movement PKK has this week held a "successful" meeting on laying down its weapons and dissolving.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 11:12:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Erdogan Urges PKK to Disarm Without Delay]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is impatient and demands that the terrorist-stamped Kurdish movement PKK immediately lays down its arms. We do not have infinite time and patience.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:04:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After PKK's decision: Confusion and skepticism]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish PKK has declared a ceasefire and its leader is toning down demands for self-governance. At best, the concessions are part of a deal, according to political scientist Paul Levin. But from a Kurdish perspective, I hear a fairly large confusion and skepticism.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:34:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PKK declares ceasefire after 40 years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish terrorist-stamped organization PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey. The message comes two days after the organization's leader urged to lay down arms.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 06:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Erdogan on PKK's message: "Historic opportunity"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes the announcement that the Kurdish terrorist-labeled organization PKK will be dissolved.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:10:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Kurdish PKK should lay down their arms]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish terrorist-labeled organization PKK is to be dissolved. "I urge to lay down the weapons and I take on the historical responsibility for this appeal", announces the group's imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan. It is still unclear what consequences the statement may have.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The PKK should lay down their weapons]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish terrorist-labeled organization PKK is to be dissolved. "I urge to lay down the weapons and I take on the historical responsibility for this appeal," announces the group's imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan. It is still unclear what consequences the statement may have.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:14:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Politicians to meet imprisoned PKK founder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The imprisoned PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan has been granted a rare visit in prison, according to Turkish authorities.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
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