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Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

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PKK insurgency initially aimed to create an independent homeland for Kurds .

But it has since moved away from its separatist goals, focusing on more autonomy.

More than 40,000 people have been killed during the 40-year conflict.

In February , Abdullah Ocalan , 76 , called on his movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself.

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English

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