30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, destroys weapons by throwing them into large burning cauldron
A group of PKK terrorists on Friday laid down their weapons and destroyed them in northern Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province.
The group of PKK terrorists gathered in a cave within the boundaries of the Surdas sub-district of Sulaymaniyah, emerged with their weapons, and then proceeded to a site prepared for the disarmament process.
The group of 30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, destroyed their weapons by throwing them into a large burning cauldron.
At the site, a senior figure of the terror group read out a message in both Turkish and Kurdish.
Present at the site to witness the process were officials from Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization, Iraqi officials, security forces and officials from Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government, members of the Turkish Peoples' Democratic Party, as well as participants from some non-governmental organizations and members of the media.
In May, the terror group PKK decided to dissolve and lay down its arms. The announcement followed a February statement by jailed PKK ringleader Abdullah Ocalan, who called for the dissolution of the PKK and its affiliated groups, urging an end to the armed campaign that has lasted for more than four decades.
In its 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, infants, and the elderly.
PKK terrorists have used northern Iraq, near the Turkish border, to hide out and plan attacks on Türkiye.
