Kurdish rebels release 8 Turkish captives![]() March 13, 2013 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Kurdish militant group, the PKK, has released eight Turkish hostages it has held in northern Iraq for two years, sources at the scene say, according to BBC News. "We have safely received the prisoners," Husamettin Zemberlioglu, a Kurdish politician said. The move is being seen as part of efforts to end the three-decade conflict between Turkey and the PKK. Last month the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called for prisoners to be released by both sides. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |