The disarmament of the PKK terrorist group, a process that began earlier this year, will likely continue into 2026, but the timetable for the fate of terrorists is clearer now.

A report by the Sabah newspaper says Zap and Metina, two camps harboring PKK members, are expected to be fully emptied by the end of February 2026, while Hakurk and Gara, near the Qandil mountains, will be evacuated in the spring. All are located in northern Iraq, in a region controlled by Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

The newspaper also reported that Abdullah Γ–calan, jailed ringleader of the PKK, issued a message for the group’s Syrian wing, the YPG, to send away β€œforeign elements” within the YPG out of Syr

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