“On 27 February 2025 a statement by Öcalan called on the PKK to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself; on 12 May 2025 the PKK announced that its 12th congress had decided to dissolve the organisation and end its armed struggle, and on 11 July 2025 about 30 PKK fighters burned their weapons at a symbolic disarmament ceremony in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq.”