Iran and Iraq Strike Deal to Disarm and Relocate Kurdish Rebels in North Iraq

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Iran and Iraq Strike Deal to Disarm and Relocate Kurdish Rebels in North Iraq
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Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm and relocate Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in northern Iraq. The Iraqi government has agreed to disarm the armed groups by September 19 and transfer them to camps designated by the Iraqi government. The presence of these groups has strained relations between the two countries. The disarmed militants will be relocated within the Iraqi Kurdish region and will live in camps without arms. The agreement also includes deploying border guards to prevent infiltration and handing over wanted suspects to Iran.

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