The Kurdish insurgent group PKK in Turkey says it will lay down its arms and disband after a decades-long fight that killed tens of thousands.

The United Kingdom has welcomed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s decision to dissolve and end its armed struggle against the Turkish state, describing it as a significant step toward peace and regional stability.

The Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced it was disbanding, a move that is expected to have wide-ranging consequences throughout the region.

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has welcomed the group's decision to dissolve itself in line with his appeal in February.

The beginning of the end is near for the terrorist group PKK to completely dissolve itself, as media reports say the group will turn in its arms