Several months after Ocalan's capture, the PKK declared a ceasefire, only to call it off in June 2004 after the group's militant wing, the People's Defense Force, took control of the group.
Nekoliko mjeseci nakon uhićenja Ocalana PKK objavljuje primirje, no prekida ga u lipnju 2004., kada kontrolu nad skupinom preuzimaju Narodne obrambene snage, militantno krilo skupine.