Azerbaijan, Baku, May 14 / Trend A. Taghiyeva /
A group of 15 militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party arrived in Northern Iraq, Hurriyet newspaper said today.
According to the report, a group of militants, consisting of six women and nine men, left the Turkish province of Hakkari a week ago.
PKK militants began leaving the Turkish territory on May 8. The militants were not accompanied by security forces or drones.
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan previously called on members of the organization to lay down arms and leave the country.
Turkish authorities promised to create the conditions for PKK militants who laid down their weapons to freely leave the country.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK over an independent Kurdish state has lasted for over 25 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives. The PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by the UN and the European Union.