Following the capture of its leader, Abdullah Ocalan, the party declared a unilateral cease-fire in 1999, but called it off in June 2004 and resumed its attacks.
Posle hapšenja njenog lidera Abdulaha Odžalana stranka je proglasila unilateralno primirje 1999. godine, ali ga je u junu 2004. godine prekinula i nastavila napade.