May 12 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Workers' Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced Monday that it was disbanding and ending its conflict with Turkey, a move that is expected to have wide-ranging consequences throughout the region. The decision was announced by the Firat News Agency , which is closely aligned with the militant group known by the initials PKK, following the completion of its 12th Congress. "The PKK's struggle has broken the policy of denial and