Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons.
Kurdish Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
Kurdish PKK burns guns in cauldron in big step towards ending Turkey conflict
The disarmament process will start under tight security in Iraqi Kurdistan and is expected to take all summer.
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