While Ocalan’s call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish politics in Syria and the broader region. Da Al Monitor
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan made a historic call on Thursdayfor members of his outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down their weapons and end more than four decades of conflict with the Turkish state.
Al-Monitor’s Amberin Zaman broke the news of the renewed peace talks between the PKK and Turkey in October of last year as the Turkish government was motivated to “prevent another Syria,” a source told her. Still, numerous challenges to a full peace process remain.
