Ankara's strategic win boosts its regional power, diminishing Iranian allies and testing Israel's strategic depth in the Levant

A military coup in Turkey forces much of the PKK to flee to neighboring countries such as Syria and Lebanon, where the fighters train in the Bekaa Valley. Ocalan leaves a year earlier, in 1979. The PKK carries out its first armed attack against Turkish security posts, marking the start of its armed insurgency.

We reaffirm today our commitment to strengthening military and security coordination between Syria, Türkiye, and Jordan,' says Asaad al-Shaibani

To fully disarm, we must also trust the state," said Murat Karayılan, a senior member of the militant group that declared its disbanding.

The decision opens the door to ending a conflict that has ravaged southeastern Turkey, and will also have significant implications for Syria and Iraq. Here are details about the PKK: WHAT IS THE PKK?

Syria congratulated Turkey on Monday after the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was disbanding, calling the development a "pivotal moment" for regional stability. "On behalf of the Syrian Arab Republic,

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has welcomed the group's decision to dissolve itself in line with his appeal in February.