According to Mehr News Agency Qasim Al-Araji said in a statement on Thursday that, "In line with the bilateral commitments between Baghdad and Tehran, and with the aim of maintaining the security of shared borders and strengthening bilateral relations with Iran, by issuing a directive, the activities of all anti-Iranian parties and groups based on Iraqi soil, especially in the Kurdistan region, are prohibited."

On March 19 2023 in Baghdad, Iran and Iraq signed a security agreement encompassing coordination in protecting the shared border.

Under the agreement, the Iraqi government had promised to disarm anti-Iran groups based in the Kurdistan region by September 19, vacate their military barracks, and transfer them to the camps established by the Baghdad government.