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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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Arms belonging to Kurdish P.K.K. insurgents from Turkey were set on fire during a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday.
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