The militant group Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been in conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, has decided to disband and end its armed struggle, a news agency close to the group announced.
The PKK's decision could have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region, including neighboring Syria, where Kurdish forces are allies of US troops, Reuters reports.
The Firat news agency published what it called the final declaration of a congress the PKK held last week in northern Iraq, in response to a call in February by their imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan for the group to disband.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office and the Foreign Ministry did not immediately comment on the announcement.
More than 40.000 people have lost their lives in the conflict since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984. Turkey, like its Western allies, designates the PKK as a terrorist organization.
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