Iraq says Ocalan's call to dissolve PKK 'important' for regional security
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 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. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has led a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state, and its presence in Iraq has been a recurrent source of tension between Baghdad and Ankara. In a statement late Thursday, Iraq's fo
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
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.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has led a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state, and its presence in Iraq has been a recurrent source of tension between Baghdad and Ankara.
In a statement late Thursday, Iraq's fo
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.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has led a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state, and its presence in Iraq has been a recurrent source of tension between Baghdad and Ankara.
In a statement late Thursday, Iraq's fo 
