The Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.The statement from the Kurdistan Workers맥스카지노� Party was published by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group.Referring to Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned by Turkey since 1999, the group said, 맥스카지노�We declare a ceasefire effective today to pave the way for the implementation of Leader Apo맥스카지노�s Call for Peace and Democratic Society. None of our forces will take armed action unless attacked.맥스카지노�The conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers맥스카지노� Party has led to tens of thousands of deaths since it began in 1984. On Thursday, a delegation of Kurdish politicians announced Ocalan맥스카지노�s call for the Kurdistan Workers맥스카지노� Party to lay down its arms and disband after visiting him on his island prison earlier the same day.The ceasefire is the first sign of a break in the conflict since peace talks between the Kurdistan Workers맥스카지노� Party and Ankara broke down in the summer of 2015.In its statement, the Kurdistan Workers' Party said Ocalan맥스카지노�s statement indicated that a 맥스카지노�new historical process has begun in Kurdistan and the Middle East.맥스카지노� Kurdistan refers to the parts of Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran inhabited by Kurds.While stating that it would 맥스카지노�comply with and implement the requirements of the call from our own side,맥스카지노� the Kurdistan Workers' Party emphasized that 맥스카지노�democratic politics and legal grounds must also be suitable for success.맥스카지노�The ceasefire came as the main pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey has faced pressure, with several of its mayors being removed from office in recent months and replaced by government appointees.The group also called for Ocalan to be released from Imrali prison, located in the Marmara Sea, to 맥스카지노�personally direct and execute맥스카지노� a party congress that would lead to the militants laying down their arms.