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, takođe poznate pod nazivom KADEK, krije se u planinama severnog Iraka od 1999. godine, kada je ova grupa, nakon hapšenja svog vođe Abdulaha Odžalana, proglasila jednostrani prekid vatre i povukla svoje gerilce sa teritorije Turske.