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Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called for a ceasefire and an eventual end to the armed struggle.[1] Mazloum Abdi, the General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), welcomed Öcalan’s appeal, viewing it as a crucial opportunity for peace. Abdi stated that the …

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) declared a ceasefire with Turkey after jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called for the group’s dissolution and disarmament. Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband. It was the …

Political and democratic conditions need to be in place for disarmament process to succeed, group says The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been fighting in an insurgency in Turkey since 1984, on Saturday unilaterally declared a ceasefire and said it would heed its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call to …

Après quatre décennies de violence, le fondateur et dirigeant emprisonné du Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, appelle le groupe armé à abandonner le combat et à s’autodissoudre. Mais cet appel, lancé jeudi 27 février 2025, n’est qu’un début. C’est un appel historique ou, du moins, qui pourrait …

Q. Has Turkey taken any steps to acquire nuclear weapons? Ankara appears to be taking quiet but deliberate steps toward producing enriched uranium fuel, which has dual purposes in fueling nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. In October 2024, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and National Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin visited …

Recent reports in the Arabic and Turkish media and social media claim that Turkey intends to establish new military bases in Syria as part of a defense agreement with the new Syrian government formed by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) under the leadership of Ahmed Al-Sharaa (aka Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani). Turkey …

Avec la chute de la Syrie faute de combattants, l’inquiétude grandit quant à la capacité des acteurs impliqués, dont la Turquie, à contenir le chaos à l’intérieur des frontières du pays. Ailleurs, le monde s’interroge : BRICS, Sud global, monde multipolaire – ce lexique, que l’ensemble de la communauté internationale …

Turkey has mediated an agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia, ending nearly a decade-long rivalry between the two African nations. While the deal is a welcome development for regional stability, Turkey’s mediation complicates Egypt’s regional strategy, as Cairo remains actively engaged in this conflict. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the …

A former branch of Al Qaeda, in 2018, HTS [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham] was officially designated a terrorist organization by the US government. HTS, which cooperates with the Turkish military and Turkish-backed groups in Syria, is committed to establishing an Islamist state across Syria, at least for a start. Turkish President …

Analysis: Turkey could emerge as one of the biggest regional winners following the ouster of the Assad regime. Scenes of jubilation erupted on Sunday outside Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, in the neighbourhood that shares its name, after Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad was ousted from power following a quarter-century of authoritarian rule. Syria’s …