Iran says Iraq agrees to expel exiled Kurdish opposition groups

Iran says Iraq has agreed to expel or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region following fresh security talks between Tehran and Baghdad. Iran says Iraq has agreed to expel or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the autonomous Kurdistan Region, following fresh security talks between officials of...

• Iran says Iraq has agreed to expel or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region following fresh security talks between Tehran and Baghdad.
• Iran says Iraq has agreed to expel or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the autonomous Kurdistan Region, following fresh security talks between officials of the two neighbouring countries in Baghdad.Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadegh announced the development on Tuesday, October 20, saying the agreement was reached during a meeting of the joint security commission attended by an Iranian delegation, Iraqi security officials and representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government.Iraq’s official account of the meeting was more cautious, saying discussions focused on addressing existing security challenges and harmonising the positions of the parties involved.
• Baghdad has not publicly confirmed in equivalent terms that it agreed to deport the opposition members or surrender them to Tehran.Iran and Iraq signed a security agreement in 2023 aimed at preventing Iranian Kurdish opposition groups from using Iraqi territory for armed operations against Iran.