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Impact of Turkish-PKK Peace Process on Iraqi Yezidis
The ongoing peace process between Türkiye and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which began in October 2024, is having significant implications for Iraqi Yezidis and PKK affiliates across the region. On February 25, 2025, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called on 'all groups' to lay down arms, a landmark development with wide regional consequences. The analysis, published by the Jamestown Foundation, examines how this peace process affects PKK-linked factions in Iran and Syria, as well as the vulne