The MEK’s terrorist activities

MEK responsible for over 100 acts of terror against Iran

The Iranian Judiciary spokesperson says the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) has carried out more than 100 acts of terrorism and betrayal against the Iranian nation over the years.

Masoud Setayeshi made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday on the sidelines of the seventh trial session for members of the exile terrorist group.

“The Judiciary, in accordance with legal standards, is effectively responding to the public demand,” he said. “In this case, the crimes and acts of terrorism by the central figures of this terrorist group, accompanied by numerous complaints and witnesses, are being addressed.”

The official said that the majority of the crimes and atrocities committed by members of the MKO terrorist group include the murder of ordinary people, including women and children.

“Additionally, the close relationship that this terrorist group had with the oppressive Ba’ath regime (in Iraq) and the Zionist regime in various fields has been presented with documented evidence in the court,” he added.

Setayeshi further said that the Judiciary has made sure that all the defendants in the case have access to legal representation.

January 24, 2024 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq Organization as a terrorist group

The MEK agents strangled 14-year-old Zainab with her chador

“Zainab died with the first knot tied to her chador, why did they tie the other three knots?”
These are the words of the sister of one of the victims of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist acts. She was present at the fourth session of the trial of the group and its leaders. With the permission of the head of the court, she took the stand to plead her case to the court explaining how her sister was assassinated by the MEK terrorists.
Zainab Kamai was a 14-year-old girl who had left home for congregational prayers in the mosque. She was kidnapped and suffocated by MEK agents with her own chador.

Zeinab’s sister asked the court: “For what sin did they kill my sister?”

Zeinab Kamai was born in 1967 in Abadan. His family moved to Isfahan after Iraqi troops invaded Iranian border cities. She was a pious high school teenager who had chosen chador as her hijab, so she was considered as a governmental person by the MEK agents who were active at schools, at the time. This was the MEK’s faulty reasoning for choosing their targets.

The sister of the MEK’s terror victim added: “My sister was not a political person, nor did she have any special activities. She was only a pious girl who believed that humans have a pure nature. They [the MEK] even published the photo of Zainab as one of their successful terror acts on their website. What was Zainab’s crime? Zainab died with the first knot that they tied to her chador, why did they tie the other three knots?”

The forensic report of the examination of the body of the 14-year-old girl reads: “Due to physical weakness and small size, she was killed by the first pressure.”
Zeinab Kamai was assassinated by the MEK agents on the first day of the Iranian New Year in 1982. As the representative of her family, her sister was a defendant in the fourth session of the court hearing to bring MEK leaders to justice.

January 3, 2024 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq Organization as a terrorist group

The MEK do not hesitate to kill civilians; MEK victim says

Mohammad Mehdi Chizari, a victim of the terror attacks of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), said that in addition to losing his leg, he is still suffering from the damages of shrapnel left in his body after the mortar attacks committed by the group agents.

In an interview with Mizan news agency, Mohammad Mahdi Chizari, said, “I was seriously injured at 13:30 on March 23, 2018, following a mortar attack by members of the MEK terrorist group on the Noor residential complex located on Niayesh Street in Tehran.”

“Referring to the fact that at the time of the explosion, I was a supervising engineer at one of the municipal buildings”, he said. “I was hit by shrapnel from 5 mortars, which caused me to lose my left leg above the knee, and my right leg was also seriously injured. In addition, 75 fragments of these mortars hit different parts of my body and caused injury.”

This terror victim stated that the MEK uses every opportunity to commit treason and crime in order to disrupt peace in the Iranian nation, and said, “They are trying to serve super powers like the United States and some European countries. And committing crimes like the incident that caused my injury is one of the services they offered their masters.”

Chizari emphasized that the Mujahidin did not hesitate to kill and injure innocent people in the alleys and streets, and they are even proud of it.

“Pointing out that I was waiting for justice from the very beginning”, he added. “The holding of this court makes the people of Iran happy, especially the victims of terror and their families.”

Chizari expressed hope that the prosecution of the leaders of the MEK, will be completed as soon as possible and that the material and moral damages caused to the terror victims and their families will be compensated in the best possible way. He stated, “We are very hopeful about this; God willing, when the outcome of the court is determined, the leaders of the MEK terrorist group will be punished for their actions.”

December 30, 2023 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq Organization as a terrorist group

MEK and Iraqi Kurds’ Genocide; Evidence from Air Force Officer’s Memoirs – Part 2

The terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization forces played a leading role in the violent suppression of Iraqi Kurds during the Morvarid (Pearl) operation, an incident that became a catalyst for the defection of numerous members from the organization.

The presence of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (aka MKO or MeK) in Iraq, driven by shared strategic objectives amidst local and regional changes, went beyond a simple partnership, evolving into a comprehensive coalition with Saddam Hussein. While their cooperation touched upon a wide range of matters, the specific focus here is on the MeK’s role in the violent suppression of Iraqi Kurds during the Morvarid (Pearl) operation, an incident that became a catalyst for the defection of numerous members from the organization.

More details of the encounters between Rajavi’s forces and the Iraqi Kurds are mentioned in the memoirs of a fighter pilot who was among the flight crew during the escape of Bani Sadr and Rajavi, and spent years within the organization. In the following, we quote exactly this person’s memories as the second account of this incident.

Rajavi’s forces were returning to Sulaiman Beg Road with full equipment and were deployed around the cities of Tuz and Kifri. Those who were passing through Tuz, were ordered to target this city with their cannons and machine guns. The citizens stopped working and gathered in front of the shops to see what is going to happen.

One of the Kurdish commanders came forward and asked to speak with the commander of the MeK forces named Reza Karamali. That person said, “We are not at war with you. Our goal is to liberate our regions from the hands of Saddam Hussein. If it happens, you won’t have any problems in this country. Isn’t it better to turn away your cannons?”

Karamali said, “You are a mercenary of the Khomeini regime, and you have always been and will be our enemy, and you have already killed our troops or handed them over to the Islamic Republic.”

It was at this time that a bullet from an unknown location was shot and killed Reza. [In response,] The MEK started shooting blindly at the city and destroyed many places and shops with cannonballs.

They had promised Saddam that they would intercept the Kurds until the arrival of the Iraqi forces; therefore, they blocked the main entrances and exits of Kifri, Jalawla, and Tuz. First, for about two days, the Kurdish groups tried to avoid clashing with the MeK. This did not mean that they were unable to do so, but they did not want to find themselves on two fronts, namely fighting with the MeK on one side, and with Saddam on the other. The MeK justified its members saying that they are not actually Kurds, but rather the Islamic Republic’s soldiers and troops, dressed as Kurds!

The Kurds continued to try to negotiate with the MeK until a group of the Mojahedin attacked Kifri. They entered the city with tanks and personnel carriers. The conflict started inside the city and this MEK group with 11 members were all killed. After that, the attempt to negotiate failed and the forces attacked each other, especially the MeK tried to kill and arrest many Kurds in order to hand them over to the Iraqi government.

This action of the MeK and the blockage of the Kurds gave Saddam the opportunity to bring a number of his remaining forces to these areas and, using helicopters and artillery, push the Kurds back and regain control of Jalawla, Tuz, and Kifri. (1)

References

1. Asadi, The Reactionary, pp. 86-93

December 23, 2023 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq Organization as a terrorist group

MEK and Iraqi Kurds’ Genocide; Evidence from US State Department Report – Part 1

The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MeK) significantly contributed to the distressing suppression of Iraqi Kurds amidst the Persian Gulf War.

The anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (also known as MKO or MeK) significantly contributed to the distressing suppression of Iraqi Kurds amidst the Persian Gulf War. This dark chapter, marked by violence and bloodshed, is a poignant reminder of the atrocities committed against the Iraqi Kurds.

On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, we reflect on the profound impact of MeK’s involvement in the brutal crackdown on the Kurdish community. As part of our commitment to shedding light on historical truths, we will provide a translation from the book “Mojahedin-Khalq Organization: Arising & the End” vol.3 published by the Political Studies and Research Institute (PSRI) offering insights into the events surrounding this tragic episode in history.

“The MEK are the protectors of the Iraqi borders and are like the Iraqi army. Listen to them and follow their instructions.” Saddam Hussein (1)

During the Persian Gulf War, the Iraqi Kurds took advantage of the weakness of the central government and seized control of the Kurdish regions. To keep Saddam’s regime in power and under the pretext that the Islamic Republic of Iran was attacking MEK bases in Kurdish territories, Rajavi moved his forces to these areas to suppress Iraqi Kurds until Saddam’s troops arrived from the south (2).

At the beginning of Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait, the MEK were settled in an area called Nawjul (located in northern Iraq) (3) where Iraqi Kurds used to live. However, it had been completely evacuated before being handed over to them! This means that Saddam’s army attacked the towns and villages of this region and killed its people or made them flee to Iran and Turkey. A few months after the Operation Eternal Light (Mersad), Saddam entrusted the protection and guarding of Nawjul to Rajavi’s elements where they planted wheat and barley to fill their days. When the Persian Gulf War began, Rajavi’s forces moved from their camp known as Ashraf to Nawjul.

During air attacks of US and its allies on the military and strategic regions of Iraq, MEK camps and shelters remained immune from damage according to some kind of agreement. For example, two large Iranian flags along with pictures of Masoud and Maryam were installed in Ashraf and Nujal bases, which were easily visible to the attack aircrafts (4).

Having faced defeat, Saddam brought all remaining forces to the border with Kuwait. As a result, northern areas were evacuated of Ba’athist forces. In this situation, an opportune moment was created for Iraqi Kurdish groups to launch raids into these areas and once again reside there.

In the northern areas, the Kurds occupied the major cities of Mosul and Sulaymaniyah and then advanced towards cities such as Tuz, Kifri, and Jalawla. With the occupation of these cities, it was enough for the Kurds to pass through Suleiman Beg’s route to reach the main road and advance directly towards the cities of Khales and Baghdad. At that point, no force could have stopped them (5).

The clash between Rajavi’s forces and the Kurds occurred at this point. We present two accounts of this incident. The first narrative consists of excerpts from a report submitted by the US Department of State to the Congress:

In March 1991, following Operation Desert Storm, the NLA reportedly fought against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps or IRGC) near the border town of Qasr-e Shirin. Analysts assume that Saddam permitted the NLA to cross into Iran at this time in order to signal that he would not tolerate Iranian support for a Shi’a uprising in southern Iraq (6). At that time, the Iraqi Kurds also claimed the Mojahedin had assisted the Iraqi army in its suppression of the Kurds, “a claim-substantiated by refugees who fled near the Iranian border.” (7) The leader of the patriotic Union of Kurdistan of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, told reporters that “5,000 Iranian Mojahedin joined Saddam’s forces in the battle for Kirkuk.” (8)

A recent Wall Street Journal report stated that the NLA’s “only major offensive in the past six years came in 1991, just after the (Persian) Gulf War, when Saddam Hussein ordered Mr. Rajavi to help quell a Kurdish revolt in northern Iraq, participants in that operation say.” (9)

A former MKO member who was in Iraq said his trouble with the Mojahedin leadership, began when he questioned the MKO’s operation against the Kurds.” (10)

References

1. Shams Haeri, The Marsh, p. 27. The author has mentioned that he, along with other prisoners, heard this message from the Iraqi radio in the college prison (one of the MEK prisons in Iraq) in Ashraf barracks.

2. The US State Department report with reference to a Jalal Talabani’s interview and the Wall Street Journal report on October 4, 1994; also a research report of the German Green Party

3. This region is located between the city of Kirkuk and the Kurdish-inhabited cities of Kifri and Tuz.

4. Asadi, The Reactionary, pp. 86-93

5. ibid

6. Michael Theodoulou, The Times, April 2,1992; Alan Cowell, New York Times, June 5,1991

7. Associated Press report, May 10, 1991

8. Michael Theodoulou, The Times, April 2,1992

9. Peter Waldman, The Wall Street Journal, October 4, 1994

10. ibid

December 23, 2023 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq Organization as a terrorist group

The trial time

Finally, its time for a trial for terror-lined treason, domestically. And for human rights violations, internationally. Iran is calling for this, and within its own borders it held a hearing for MKO crimes.

The MKO or MEK is termed the Monafeqin in Iran, meaning the Hypocrites. The official trial-in-absence of the defendants, MKO chiefs, held today 21 Azar / 12 Dec 2023.

https://dlb.nejatngo.org/Media/Report/PressTV/Presstv-MEK-202312.mp4

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December 12, 2023 0 comment

Iran

Iranian Terror Victims’ Families Await Historic Trial of MKO Terrorists

The highly anticipated trial of 104 members of anti-Iran Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK or MKO) terrorist group is set to commence in Tehran on Tuesday, marking a significant moment for thousands of Iranian families seeking justice for decades of terror-induced agony.

After more than four decades of expectation by several thousand families of Iranian terror victims, the first session of the historic trial of 104 members of the terrorist group is scheduled to be held in Tehran on Tuesday, December 12. However, it seems that this event is more important for this group which is responsible for those horrible acts of terror in the country.

Since the day the Iranian judicial authorities announced they planned to prosecute fugitive members of the MKO, hysterical reactions were seen from this terrorist group, which indicates the extent of their worry regarding the consequences of this trial. As the most recent example of this hysteria, the MKO announced via its official media that it has called its members to carry out 100 terrorist operations in different parts of Iran as a reaction to the trial.

Following the MKO’s forced disarmament after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and fall of Saddam Hossein’s regime, the main supporter of the group, it has attempted to portray itself as a democratic group that advocates a peaceful regime change in Iran in an effort to deceive some Western politicians.

Activation of the MKO’s terrorist cells known as “rebel centers” in the country reveals how fake its democratic and peaceful slogans are. However, perhaps no event could arouse this hysteria among the MKO other than holding an unprecedented and historic trial about their crimes during the 80s and killing of thousands of innocent civilians through bombing and armed activities, to the extent that they have called for 100 terrorist acts to be carried out in the country.

Undoubtedly, a nation that has put behind such a harsh and cruel period not only will not give up on the prosecution of the murderers of its children, but it will be more determined to do such actions in order to shed light on the nature of this terrorist group for the world public opinion.

December 12, 2023 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force

American News Site Speaks of MEK-Israel Alliance for Terror Acts in Iran

On the 70th anniversary of the US-run coup against the Iranian democratic leader, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Daily Kos pointed out the part of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/ MKO) as the West’s operative terror arm inside Iran.

The author of the article, Meteor Blades investigates the West’s attitude towards Iran as a rich country in oil and other resources. According to the article, there is bipartisan consensus in the heights of U.S. foreign policy circles for curtailing Iran, particularly what is usually labeled its “nuclear ambitions.”

The hostile approach of the West has kept on until now. Blades criticizes the US warmongers: “While conventional war, the bomb-bomb-bomb Iran approach, has been so far avoided because that still remains a last resort of the bipartisan consensus, other attacks on Iran have continued, including by means of Stuxnet, the cyber-weapon built by the National Security Agency together with CIA and Israeli intelligence and used to temporarily cripple the uranium enrichment operations in Natanz, Iran.”

Mohsen Fakhrizade assassiniation- iran nuclear scientists

The MEK is a tool in this aggressive approach against Iran. The author states just one of the services that the terrorist Cult of Rajavi has offered the enemies of the Iranian nation: “There are, in addition, assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists by the Iranian terrorist organization Mojahedin-e-Khalq assisted with funding and training assistance of America’s ally Israel.”
Daily Kos is a group blog and internet forum focused on the U.S. Democratic Party and progressive liberal American politics.

August 20, 2023 0 comment

Mujahedin Khalq as an Opposition Group

The double face of the MEK: between a moderate opposition party and a terrorist organization

While presenting itself as a moderate opposition force in the eyes of Western public opinion, the MEK continues to perpetrate terrorist actions in Iran for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, as evidenced by their own official website, where the attacks are described as heroic acts.

In one of our previous articles, we summarized the history of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, a political organization whose declared aim is the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran, known by the acronym of MEK or PMOI (from the English People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran). As we underlined in that article, in 1997, the United States included the MEK in the list of terrorist organizations, due to their modus operandi which actually closely resembled that of a terrorist organization that uses attacks to achieve its goals.

However, in 2012, the United States decided to start using the organization for its own purposes of destabilizing the Islamic Republic of Iran and, taking advantage of the military occupation of Iraq, a country where many MEK militants were located, entered into tacit agreements with them. Just in September 2012, Washington officially eliminated the name of the MEK from the list of terrorist organizations, with the same leadership of the organization officially acknowledging its past mistakes, declaring that it would later act solely as a political force in opposition to the Republic Islamic, renouncing the path of attacks.

This operation has had highly positive implications both for the United States and for the MEK itself. The Washington government, in fact, was able to support Mojahedin-e-Khalq openly in an anti-Iranian function, without having to worry too much about public opinion, indeed there are not a few exponents of the most recent administrations who have expressed their support in favour of the MEK in public occasions. For its part, the organization has cleaned up its image internationally, presenting itself as a legitimate force of moderate opposition to the Iranian government.

The MEK has tried in every possible way to attract the support of Western progressive political groups, which do not look kindly on a government like that of the Islamic Republic of Iran, by relying on media propaganda that exploits the pretext of human rights and the condition of women to stir up anti-Iranian sentiment in public opinion. For this reason, the official political program of the MEK presents points such as the establishment of a democratic republic, religious freedom, gender equality in every sphere of society, the legalization of alcoholic beverages, freedom of speech, association and expression, the right to choose whether or not to wear hijab, all arguments that can find general agreement among Western public opinion. Furthermore, the MEK is also proposing a close alliance of Iran with Western countries and the recognition of the State of Israel, which according to many sources, would support the organization militarily.

This facade of image-cleansing, however, hides a much darker reality, one that sees the MEK continue to carry out terrorist operations in Iran, causing serious damage and casualties both military and civilians in order to achieve its political goals. This dark face of the MEK is clearly kept silent in front of the Western public, to the point that the official website of the organization ( news.mojahedin.org ) does not report news about the terrorist attacks, except in its own version in the Persian language . While in the foreign language versions the MEK presents itself as an opposition political party with a moderate outlook, in Persian all this turns into an extremist raving.

In the Persian language version, the term “insurrection centres” (in Persian: Kanounhaye Shoureshi) frequently appears, which are nothing more than terrorist cells operating in Iran carrying out attacks in public places. These operations, which continuously affect the Iranian military and civilian population, are described as acts of heroism by MEK militants, but are then kept silent in front of the Western public, which certainly could not accept the support of their governments towards a terrorist group who brags about their bomb attacks.

For example, in July of this year the MEK carried out 23 terrorist operations to celebrate 35 years of what the organization calls Operation Forough Javidan (or “Eternal Light”), an attempted invasion of Iranian Kurdistan in course of war events between Iran and Iraq. On that operation, the MEK was defeated, suffering numerous losses, which in the language of the organization are called martyrs. As part of this wave of terrorist attacks, the MEK boasts, for example, of blowing up the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps barracks in Ravansar, the headquarters of the national news agency IRNA in Qazvin and numerous other public buildings across the country, as well as setting fire to images of Iranian revolutionary leaders.

Analysing the MEK website in Persian, there are really numerous episodes of this type that can be found in the year 2023 alone (year 1402 of the Persian calendar). Terrorist attacks are often organized on the occasion of anniversaries considered important in the history of the MEK, such as the aforementioned Operation Forough Javidan, or the establishment of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an organization and political coalition founded on July 20, 1981 and strictly linked to the MEK. Also, on the occasion of this anniversary, in fact, there were terrorist attacks against the garrisons of the Revolution Guards and other episodes of violence throughout the country.

Browsing the official website of the MEK, it can also be seen that these terrorist attacks are not isolated episodes, as there are several of them every month, and they affect every area of ??the country. The main targets of these operations are headquarters of the Revolution Guards and other armed forces or of the Judiciary, and are described in pompous tones in an attempt to glorify the work of the terrorists, adorned with the title of “heroes”, all accompanied by celebratory videos disseminated through the organization’s Telegram channel. An image therefore very different from the one that is sold to Western public opinion, and of which we want to spread awareness through this article, so that don’t fall into the trap of supporting a terrorist organization like the MEK just yet.

By Giulio Chinappi

August 9, 2023 0 comment

Italy

Families of Terror Victims Denounce Italy MPs for Hosting MEK Terrorists

In response to the action of a number of members of the Italian parliament in hosting the ringleader of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) terrorist group, The Families of Iranian Victims of Terrorism issued a statement expressing their protest against this inhuman act.

The statement reads as follows:
It was heart-wrenching for us as the Families of Iranian Victims of Terrorism to hear that the ringleader a terrorist group, which is responsible for the assassination and murder of thousands of Iranian citizens including our relatives, was hosted by a number of members of the Italian parliament. This group, whose ringleader was hosted by some Italian parliament members, has a long history in promoting hatred and violence as well as doing criminal and terrorist acts such as suicide terrorism according to numerous international documents.

As mentioned in recent international reports on the MEK, this group has been actively involved in lobbying political figures in different countries to gain their support by offering exorbitant sums of money. The group’s horrible historical background in murdering thousands of Iranian and hundreds of Iraqi citizens are self-evident truths which must forbid anyone to support this notorious group. One can say, therefore, that those who back this hated terrorist group are either unaware of its history or they have received hefty sums.

The statements of Mr. Antonio Tajani, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reaction to the invitation of the MEK’ ringleader, where he said, “We are in a democracy and everyone does what they thing is right.”, is an irrational justification! How is it possible that a terrorist group and its leader are invited to a country and senior official of that country call this act democratic! If a terrorist group committed these crimes against one of the EU countries, would this so-called Italian democracy still allow MPs to invite the group’s leader to their country and also authorize Mr. Tajani to make such irrational statements?

We expect the Italian parliament members to hear the voice of Iranian terror victims and prepare the ground for the realization of their rights and prosecuting the murderers of their beloved ones, instead of supporting the terrorists in promotion of hatred and violence. Also, the Italian government should address its security responsibilities regarding terrorist groups and regard the risks and consequences of supporting terrorism.

At the end, we express our gratitude to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for fulfilling its commitment toward the Families of Terror Victims and summoning of the Italian ambassador in Tehran over the hosting of terrorists. We, also, ask the Iranian diplomatic and judicial bodies to strengthen their efforts in extraditing elements of terrorist groups and make the Western governments accountable for supporting these groups.

Habilian Association (The Families of Iranian Victims of Terrorism)

July 17, 2023 0 comment

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