Pkk in a sentence

The PKK and Ankara agreed on a ceasefire in 2013, but it collapsed just two years later after a number of terror attacks, allegedly committed by PKK militants.

In 2018, he began spearheading PKK activities in Iraq’s Sinjar, according to Turkish officials, where he led the PKK’s illegal drug and arms trafficking in the region.

According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes.

Also Friday, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said it was declaring a cease-fire in its separatist insurgency in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, including some areas affected by the quake.

Altig led demonstrations organized by the youth section of the terrorist PKK/KCK in Türkiye’s southern Mersin province before 2016 and took part in the group's action planning.

But Turkey is still holding back, demanding the extradition of people in Sweden it claims to have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) – designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the US – or to banned cleric Fethullah Gülen.

Erdogan has delayed approving the application, accusing Stockholm of sheltering “terrorists” from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is listed as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Even as Erdogan blasts Israel for killing babies in Gaza, Turkish drones are killing women and children as they hunt down militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Syria and Iraq.

Hours later, Turkey’s Air Force carried out air strikes on suspected PKK sites in northern Iraq, where the group’s leadership is based.

Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to facilitate rescue work after the huge earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria.

Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to facilitate rescue work in eastern Türkiye and parts of Syria.

Nonetheless, Sweden has been a sanctuary for the PKK, and its cause has been endorsed by leading Swedish politicians.

One leaflet claiming to come from Kilicdaroglu's team promises to withdraw Turkey's troops from Syria and halt all military operations against the PKK.

The crowd chanted slogans glorifying "the martyr Evin Goyi" -- Kara's nom de guerre -- and some were waving flags with the portrait of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, said the correspondent.

The highest recorded speed was 154km/h by vehicle PKK 7558, registered to Delroy Cornette.

The PKK, deemed a terrorist group by the European Union - to which Sweden belongs - and the United States as well as by Turkey, took up arms against the Turkish state in 1984.

The PKK has been involved in armed clashes with Turkish forces for more than three decades and is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US, and the European Union.

The PKK, which has waged an insurgency in south-east Turkey since 1984, is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.

The Turkish forces frequently carry out ground operations, airstrikes, and artillery bombardments in northern Iraq against the PKK, especially in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Turkish government's latest efforts underscore its commitment to safeguarding its citizens and security forces from the persistent threat posed by the PKK and its affiliates.