 It was dissolved in 1999, after the capture of Abdullah Öcalan.The PKK has an armed wing, originally formed in 1984 as the Kurdistan Freedom Brigades (, HRK), renamed to the People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (, ARGK) in 1986, and again renamed to the People's Defense Forces (, HPG) in 1999.The Free Women's Units of Star (, YJA-STAR) was established in 2004 as the women's armed wing of the PKK, emphasizing the issue of women's liberation.