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Ceasefire is the first sign of a breakthrough since peace talks between the PKK and Ankara broke down in the summer of 2015 .
The Kurdistan Workers' Party , or PKK , has waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey .
On Thursday , a delegation of Kurdish politicians announced Ocalan 's call for the PKK to lay down its arms and disband.
The leader of the U.S.-backed, Kurdish -led Syrian Democratic Forces has said Ocalan 's call for a ceasefire does not apply to his group in Syria . In Syria , Kurdish fighters — who have ties to the PKK — have been involved in intense fighting with Turkish -backed forces on the ground there. The Turkish government, however, says all Kurdish groups it claims are tied to the PKK — whether in Turkey , Syria or Iraq — must disband..
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