Iran says Iraq will expel exiled Kurdish opposition members

Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammad Al Sadegh, stated on Tuesday that Iraq has agreed to either expel or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan region to Tehran. According to The National UAE and The National Business, this claim follows a meeting of the Iraq-Iran joint security committee held in Baghdad on Monday.

The Iraqi delegation was led by National Security Adviser Qasim Al Aboudi and included representatives from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. In a statement on X, Al Sadegh said both sides agreed to remove elements of Iranian separatist terrorist groups from the region or hand them over to Iran. An official Iraqi readout noted that the meeting involved discussions on implementing a joint security agreement and identifying solutions for outstanding problems.

The reported agreement follows a March 2023 bilateral security agreement in which Baghdad committed to preventing Iraqi territory from being used for attacks, disarming Kurdish opposition groups, and relocating them from the border area. There was no immediate comment from the Iraqi government, the Kurdistan region, or Al Aboudi regarding the announcement.

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