Kurdish rebels free 8 Turkish soldiers under their detention as a goodwill gesture

Turkish prisoners, left, stand after their release in the northern Iraqi city of Dahuk, after being held for two years in northern Iraq by the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq freed eight captured Turkish soldiers and officials on Wednesday as part of peace efforts between Turkey and the rebel group aimed at ending a decades-long conflict, a legislator said. <AP Photo>