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Mojahedin Khalq rejects US relocation proposal

Nejat SocietyJuly 9, 20110121 views

… Rajavi said the US was responsible to protect MKO members in Camp Ashraf and called for the formation of a permanent monitoring team backed by the United States and the European Union to ensure the safety of the terrorist group. In April, the MKO members clashed with the Iraqi security forces who were involved in an operation to reclaim land from the camp and return it to local farmers. The MKO claimed that the Iraqi forces killed 34 of its members in the clashes. But Iraqi officials refuted the allegation, saying the camp residents were killed by the MKO organization itself …

Iraqi politicians reach consensus on evacuating Camp Ashraf

Nejat SocietyJuly 5, 2011093 views

Iraqi president Jalal Talabani announced that the Iraqi government will expel the MKO members from Iraq by the end of this year.Observers say, MKO members have tried on many occasion to provoke int’l community into putting pressure on Iraqi government by claiming that the Iraqi forces have attacked or mistreating them. The claims have been denied by Iraqi officials.The MKO is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community.and is responsible for numerous acts of terror and violence against Iranian civilians and government officials..

More MKO members defected

Nejat SocietyJuly 2, 2011080 views

Four other members of the notorious Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) have defected from the group and surrendered themselves to the Iraqi forces….In a press conference organized by the Iraqi Defense Ministry, the defected MKO members said since the US led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the leaders of the organization have turned the camp into a prison and the residents of the camp are completely cut off from the outside world.

Talibani: Committee formed to shut MKO Ashraf camp

Nejat SocietyJune 26, 2011079 views

… Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani says a committee has been formed to shut down a camp belonging to the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO). “The government of Iraq will do all it can to prevent terrorism. We should attempt to close down MKO terrorists’ Ashraf Camp and we shall remove all those people. Those who are willing will go back to Iran. Others will go wherever they want to,” Talabani said in a speech during an anti-terrorism conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Saturday. Talabani pointed out that the committee was formed by Iran, Iraq and the International Red Cross, reiterating that the camp would be closed by the end of 2011 …

US using terrorism as tool to change ME

Nejat SocietyJune 26, 2011085 views

In a Wednesday meeting with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Jalili pointed to the dangerous outcomes of the continued presence of the members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. MKO members fled to Iraq in the 1980s, where they enjoyed the support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and set up the camp in the Diyala Province near the Iranian border.Baghdad has voiced determination to uproot the outpost and has set numerous deadlines for MKO to leave the country.

MKO shooting defecting members

Nejat SocietyJune 25, 2011072 views

The terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) is reportedly opening fire on defecting members to prevent them from leaving their camp in Iraq’s Diyala province.Over the last few weeks, some MKO members have managed to escape from the notorious Camp Ashraf,while others have been injured and captured.Three of the detainees ventured a getaway through the camp’s northern gate when they were seized by MKO/MEK/PMOI guards and one of them was shot in the leg.The reports come in contrast with MKO’s US and European sympathizers claim that members of the outlawed group are not armed.

MKO must leave Iraq by end of 2011

Nejat SocietyJune 22, 2011087 views

The Iraqi foreign minister says members of the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) must leave Iraq, stressing that Baghdad’s stance on the issue is crystal clear.“Camp Ashraf is to be shut down, and members of the [MKO] group have been given until the end of the current year (2011) to leave Iraqi soil,….He went on to say that Baghdad has proposed that a trilateral committee be established to discuss the situation of the terrorist organization.

Exhibition to honor victims of MKO terrorists

Nejat SocietyJune 21, 2011063 views

This exhibition has been set up to show the true nature of the MKO and its supporters. In this exhibition we have also unveiled the links between the MKO and several other terrorist groups like Jondullah.The Iraq-based MKO is listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community, but the US and a number of its European allies still throw weight behind the group.

Iraqis call for MKO expulsion

Nejat SocietyJune 21, 2011092 views

The Camp Ashraf , home to more than 3,000 members of the Mujahedeen Khalgh Organization (MKO) has been under spotlight once more.In a conference in Tikrit in northwest of Baghdad, attended by a number of local officials, tribal leaders, the Iraqis called on the government to put pressure on the organization to leave the country as early as possible.

MKO crimes against the Iraqi people unforgettable

Nejat SocietyJune 20, 20110131 views

In a conference in Tikrit in northwest of Baghdad, attended by a number of local officials, tribal leaders, the Iraqis called on the government to put pressure on the organization to leave the country as early as possible. The participants called the presence of the MKO aka MEK/PMOI camp on Iraq soil unconstitutional stressing that the crimes against the Iraqi people by the MKO members are unforgettable.Many here in this conference are of the opinion that Iraq will never see stability as long as MKO members are in the country.