The first permanent ceasefire called by the Basque separatist group Eta comes into effect.

AP - When Katy Moreno heard the armed Basque group ETA had declared a permanent cease-fire, her thoughts rushed back to the day more than 11 years ago when gunmen ambushed her husband outside the couple's home — killing him with two bullets to the head.

AP - The Basque militant group ETA ended a decades-long campaign of terror, announcing a permanent cease-fire Wednesday that closes the door on one of Western Europe's last armed separatist movements.

The Basque separatist group ETA's announcement that it will lay down arms has drawn a cautious response from Spain's prime minister. Meanwhile, news services report that ETA reaffirmed its intention early Thursday in a statement released to a daily newspaper.

Reuters - The Spanish government should take a hard line with ETA, analysts said on Thursday, a day after the Basque guerrilla group announced a ceasefire that has been greeted with widespread political and media skepticism.

AFP - The armed Basque separatist group ETA called Thursday on all Basques to support the fragile peace process after announcing a historic permanent ceasefire to end nearly four decads of bloody conflict.

The Basque separatist group ETA's announcement that it will lay down arms has drawn a cautious response from Spain's prime minister. Meanwhile, news services report that ETA reaffirmed its intention early Thursday in a statement released to a daily newspaper.

Basque separatist group Eta urges Spain and France to respond positively to its permanent ceasefire call.

AFP - The armed Basque separatist group ETA followed up a ceasefire announcement by calling on all sectors of Basque society to "move from words to action" by getting involved in the peace process.

Reuters - The Basque separatist group ETA declared a permanent ceasefire on Wednesday after almost four decades of attacks in Spain, potentially ending one of Western Europe's bloodiest guerrilla campaigns.

Spain's PM cautiously welcomes Basque separatist group Eta's declaration of a permanent ceasefire.

AP - The Basque militant group ETA ended a decades-long campaign of terror, announcing a permanent cease-fire Wednesday that closes the door on one of Western Europe's last armed separatist movements.

AP - Key events in the history of the armed Basque group ETA:

AFP - The Basque separatist group ETA announced a permanent ceasefire, ending nearly four decades of unrest that killed more than 800 people and meeting the key condition for talks with the Spanish government.

AFP - In a move cautiously welcomed by leading politicians, armed Basque organisation ETA declared a permanent ceasefire to end almost 40 years of violence, a condition set by Spain's government for dialogue with the separatist movement.

Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter Madrid, Spain (AHN) – The Basque separatist group, Eta, declares a permanent ceasefire. The group is blamed for killing over 800 people during a forty-year campaign for independence for the Basque region in northern Spain and southwest France. In a...

AFP - The armed Basque separatist organisation ETA announced it is declaring a permanent ceasefire, a condition set by Spain's government for the opening of talks with the group.

The Basque separatist group Eta declares a permanent ceasefire, according to reports on Spanish radio.

Reuters - Basque separatist group ETA plans to declare a permanent ceasefire from Friday, a report in the Basque newspaper Gara said on Wednesday.

The Basque separatist group ETA has declared a permanent cease-fire effective Friday, according to a Basque newspaper that typically receives communiques from the group.