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Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey newsthirst.

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Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can…

Nigeria’s newest armed group declared a terrorist organisation newsthirst.

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Chris Ewokor & Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Abuja Getty Images Self-defence groups have been formed to help fight militant groups Nigeria’s authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group – which flogs people for listening to music – a terrorist organisation and banned it across the country. Lakurawa is a new militant group which carries…

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