Turkey's Kurdish rebels give up armed struggle

The Kurdish rebel group that waged a 15 year war against Turkey announced a name change and shift in strategy today, saying it now wants to campaign peacefully for greater rights.

Turkey's Kurdish rebels give up armed struggle
Tue, 16 Apr, 2002 - 14:30

The Kurdish rebel group that waged a 15 year war against Turkey announced a name change and shift in strategy today, saying it now wants to campaign peacefully for greater rights.

‘‘The armed struggle is over,’’ said Riza Erdogan, European spokesman of the new Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress, or Kadek.

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