CNN
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One of the Middle East’s most intractable conflicts may be nearing its end, with ramifications that will be felt far and wide.
For half a century, Kurdish militants have fought Turkey for independence in the southeast of the country, a region heavily populated by ethnic Kurds. The battle has claimed more than 40,000 lives and has rippled beyond Turkey’s borders into Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
On Thursday, Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group.
If his followers heed that call, it would mark a turning point for Turkey and have far-reaching…
