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Turkey MPs back law on reintegrating Kurdish PKK militants

Turkey MPs back law on reintegrating Kurdish PKK militantsWorldPing

Turkish lawmakers on Monday (August 10) voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.

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