About 5,000 armed members of the PKK, also known as KADEK, have been hiding in Iraq's mountainous north since 1999, when the group announced a unilateral ceasefire and withdrew its guerrillas from Turkish territory following the capture of their commander, Abdullah Ocalan.
Oko 5.000 naoružanih članova PKK, također poznate i kako KADEK, skriva se u planinama sjevernog Iraka od 1999. godine kada je nakon uhićenja svog čelnika Abdullaha Ocalana skupina proglasila jednostrani prekid vatre i povukla svoje gerilce s teritorija Turske.