SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Dozens of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants will hand over their weapons in a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant first step toward ending a decades-long insurgency with Turkey.

Kurdish fighters from the PKK ceremonially burn their weapons in a disarming process:: The PKK decided in May to disarm and end its four-decade struggle against Turkey:: Sulaimaniya, Iraq:: July 11, 2025:: Kurdistan Workers Party Media OfficeFighters were seen placing their weapons in a giant cauldron which was then set alight.

The PKK's original aim was to establish a Kurdish state in the southeast of Turkey, but over time its goals evolved into a campaign for greater autonomy for Turkey's Kurdish population. View on eurone