As part of the deal, the UK will give Iraqi law enforcement £300,000 for training in border security, focused on organised immigration crime and drug trafficking. On top of this, the authorities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq will get support worth £200,000 to help tighten their border security and tackle irregular migration.

Britain said on Thursday it had signed a security pact with Iraq to target people smuggling gangs and strengthen border co-operation, the latest in its efforts to crack down on illegal migration.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has signed a landmark agreement with Iraq to combat people smuggling and strengthen border security. Made during a three-day visit to Baghdad and Erbil, the deal is the largest operational effort against organised crime between the two nations.

The Home Secretary has signed a “landmark” deal with Iraq to crack down on people smuggling and boost border security. Yvette Cooper made the “world-first security” agreement with Federal Government of Iraq interior minister Abdulameer Al-Shimmeri during a three-day visit to Baghdad and Erbil this week,