article_snippet: (CNN)It has been one of the world's longest and deadliest civil conflicts.
article_snippet: Since the first incidents more than three decades ago, an estimated 40,000 lives have been lost.
article_snippet: an estimated 40,000 lives has been, some say, a battle by activists among Turkey's Kurdish minority for independence.
article_snippet: an estimated 40,000 lives has been, others say, a guerrilla war by rebels who have punctuated others campaign with terrorist acts.
article_snippet: Whatever an estimated 40,000 lives has been to the parties involved, the leader of the militant group at the forefront of the Kurdish insurgency in Turkey says an estimated 40,000 lives is time now for an estimated 40,000 lives to be over.
highlights_snippet: Now, the leader of the PKK says it's time for the fighting to stop .