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UN pitches roadmap to relocate MEK in Iraq

The UN said it has a”roadmap”to resolve a dispute between Iraq and a group of Iranian exiles, but a senior official warned that Baghdad would act if there was no resolution to the row.About 1,200 members of the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, opposed to the regime in Tehran, have refused to move from their camp north of the Iraqi capital despite a UN-brokered accord with the government

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UN puts forward roadmap for relocation of MKO

The roadmap has been designed to address the concerns of both the residents[of camp Ashraf] and the Government of Iraq, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said in a news release, adding that its roadmap outlines preparations to be made and a “step-by-step approach for the relocation,” which addresses issues such as water and power supply and other humanitarian needs.

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Complaints filed against MKO in Germany, Spain & Turkey

chairman of the committee Nafee Issa said his agency, thanks to the assistance of five lawyers, has filed complaints on behalf of Iraqi victims particularly those living in Tuz Khormato town — located 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad – against MKO in German, Spanish, and Turkish courts.

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Iraqi government issues deadline to evacuate Ashraf

Having faced defiance of the MKO to peacefully leave the camp, Iraqi government is now trying to use other legal ways to totally evacuate Camp Ashraf…member of Iraq’s State of Law Coalition Adnan al-Siraj told al-Alam on Sunday that Iraqi government has issued warning to the MKO to get prepared to be transferred to a new camp close to Baghdad Airport and from there to outside Iraq.

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US seeks to keep MKO in eastern Iraq: Iran lawmaker

An Iranian lawmaker says the US and certain political factions in Iraq seek to keep the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) near the country’s eastern borders with Iran. ..The group – listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community – is notorious for carrying out numerous acts of terror against Iranian civilians and officials, involvement in the bloody repression of Shia Muslims in southern Iraq

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MKO bad ally for Washington: Ex-Bush administration lawyer

A lawyer in the former US President Bush Justice Department believes the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) aka MEK/PMOI is trying to steer its supporters in the United States towards a war with Iran, describing it as a bad ally…The former analyst with the RAND Corporation also highlighted that the MKO has been a bad ally in peace, and it would be a bad ally in war and reconstruction.

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Iraq’s patience WEARING THIN with Iranian exiles, UN says

Time is running out to find a sustainable solution. The government’s patience is wearing thin,”said Kobler, who heads the UN mission in Iraq (UNAMI).”Recent weeks have witnessed difficulties in maintaining dialogue between UNAMI and the residents, and between the residents and the government of Iraq, reinforcing a perception that the residents lack a genuine will”to move,..

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