Kurdish PKK rebels 'begin leaving Turkey' after truce

[B5C]

Kurdish PKK rebels 'begin leaving Turkey' after truce

Kurdish rebel fighters have begun leaving south-eastern Turkey for their safe havens in Iraq under a ceasefire, Kurdish sources say.

"We know that they have started moving," Selahattin Demirtas, a pro-Kurdish politician involved in the peace process, told AFP news agency.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced last month a phased withdrawal to start early in May.
More than 40,000 people have died in their 30-year fight against Turkey.
There was no immediate official confirmation of the move from Turkey but an unnamed security source told Reuters news agency: "We have observed movement among [PKK] group members, but have not been able to establish whether this is regrouping or preparation for a withdrawal."
The PKK is believed to have up to 2,000 fighters inside Turkey and their full withdrawal may take up to four months.

They are expected to cross the border on foot, heading for their bases in the Qandil Mountains of Iraq.
Abdullah Ocalan, the veteran PKK leader in prison in Turkey, ordered the withdrawal in March as part of peace negotiations with Ankara.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22448118

The Turkish-Kurdish war is officially over then.

[dez]

not so fast, its just a ceasefire. One has happened in 1999 and didn't go to well, but still a step forward towards peace in the region.

[B5C]

Yet, the PKK would use thise "ceasefire" to strengthen it's holdings in the Syrian civil war.

[Ocean Seal]

SOME REBELS, nationalist scum.