PKK declares unilateral cease-fire, hopes the 10th time's a charm - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Oct 13, 2015

Children play between damaged building after a security operation in Sur district in the Kurdish dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, October 13, 2015. A top Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) commander was quoted on Monday as saying the group would stick to a unilateral ceasefire announced at the weekend despite Turkish air strikes against its positions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq. Unrest continued elsewhere in the mainly Kurdish region, with the historic Sur district of Diyarbakir city — Children play between damaged buildings after a security operation in Sur district in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Oct. 13, 2015. — REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

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