According to a report by institute for War & Peace Reporting the Iraqi government ordered the Munthiriya crossing point to be closed on February 15.<\/p>\n
Although the closure of a major crossing point on the Iraq-Iran border is considered by some senior Kurdish figures as an attempt by the government to undermine the Iraqi-Kurdistan region, the Iraqi government insists that the closure of Munthiriya was a security measure to prevent the moves of MKO and other terrorist groups.<\/p>\n
The Munthiriya was an international crossing-border and the Kurdish officials say its closure negatively influences the economy of Kurdistan and stops its development. <\/p>\n
Abas al-Bayati, a member of the security and defense committee in the Iraqi government, reiterated that the closure of Munthiriya was due to security concerns along the border.<\/p>\n
"There are movements of Mujahideen al-Khalq (an Iranian opposition group) and some other armed groups," he said, adding that Iraqi troops had been deployed along the Iranian border in Dyala province to combat these groups.<\/p>\n
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