Members of the Kurdistan Employees’ Social gathering lay down their arms after many years of warfare with Turkiye.
It’s one of many longest-running conflicts within the Center East – and it’s about to return to an finish.
Members of the Kurdistan Employees’ Social gathering (PKK) have began laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern Iraq.
It comes two months after the group mentioned it might finish its armed wrestle in opposition to Turkiye and shift to democratic politics.
Response has been combined: Some Kurds suppose it might pave the way in which to peace. Others argue it’s a concession with no positive aspects.
So how will this course of play out in Turkiye and within the wider area?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Company:
Galip Dalay – nonresident senior fellow on the Center East Council on World Affairs
David L Phillips – director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights at Columbia College
Mohammed Salih – nonresident senior fellow on the Overseas Coverage Analysis Institute who specialises in Kurdish affairs
