Iraq’s displaced Kurds eye return after Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkiye

The decades-long conflict between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq has devastated farming communities, particularly in the mountainous Amedi district.
Once thriving with grape, almond and sumac crops, these border regions have been transformed into battlefields, forcing thousands from their homes and decimating generations-old livelihoods.
The PKK, founded in Turkiye in 1978 and designated a terrorist group by Turkiye, the US and the EU, has been based in northern Iraq since the 1990s.
Despite the PKK's recent announcement to end armed activities, local farmers and leaders remain sceptical, hoping for a lasting peace that would allow them to reclaim their lands and rebuild their lives.

Al Jazeera's Mahmoud AbdelWahed reports from Amedi, northern Iraq.

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