Iran's envoy says Iraq agreed to expel or hand over Iranian Kurdish opposition groups; Baghdad's statement does not mention it
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Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammad Al Sadegh, said after a meeting of the Iraq-Iran joint security committee on 19 October that both sides agreed "to remove elements of Iranian separatist terrorist groups from the Kurdistan region of Iraq or hand them over to Iran", The National reported. The Iraqi statement after the meeting did not mention such a deal. A 2023 security agreement committed Baghdad to disarming the groups.
- When
- 19 October 2026
- Where
- Baghdad, Iraq
- What
- policy
- Acting party
- Government of Iran
- Against
- Government of Iraq
- Attribution
- Attributed by one source. Only the Iranian side described the agreement.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim The National
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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