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Iranian dissidents in Iraq want refuge in 3rd country

Nejat SocietyJuly 4, 2011091 views

Ambassador James Jeffrey said Saturday that the U.S. was working with the United Nations to move the 3,000-plus Iranians”to a place that is a bit safer, a bit further from Iran,”but they would have to disband and allow themselves to be registered as refugees by the U.N. High Commission for Refugees.But the Paris-based leadership of the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran rejected the idea as a”non-starter”and said the Iranians would prefer to die where they now live, a location known as Camp Ashraf, than to relocate within Iraq.

On the anniversary of terrorist attack against the Iranian civilian airliner

Nejat SocietyJuly 4, 2011075 views

… In this statement, the enormous terrorist acts of Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist organization and murder of 12000 Iranians and also the crimes of Jundullah against Iranian people were reminded. According to the Jundullah ringleader’s confessions and the MKO-related documents, US has supported these terrorist groups; now the question is that what is the relation between fighting against terrorism and at the same time, taking the side of terrorist groups? Commemorating all the martyrs of terrorism and especially the victims of Iran Air Flight 655 who were victimized by the brutality of the US leaders, we condemn any double political approach …

Iraq to Evacuate MKO Members from Camp Ashraf

Nejat SocietyJuly 3, 2011087 views

raq’s Defense Ministry Spokesman General Mohammed al-Askari reiterated that the Iraqi government is determined to evacuate the members of the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from their stronghold in the Northern Diyala province in the near future… He also said in a press conference on Thursday that four more members of the MKO have fled Camp Ashraf and defected to the Iraqi forces..The defected MKO members said that since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the leaders of the terrorist organization have turned the camp into a prison.

Four more hostages have escaped from Camp Ashraf

Nejat SocietyJuly 2, 2011066 views

… An Iraqi official claimed Thursday that 58 people have fled from an Iranian exiles’ camp northeast of Baghdad and promised the government would help them immigrate into another country. The claim by Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammed al-Askari is the latest in the saga of several thousand Iranian exiles living in Camp Ashraf, where an April 8 raid by the Iraqi army killed dozens or residents. The camp is run by the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran,..

Coordination Underway between Iran, Iraq over MKO Camp

Nejat SocietyJuly 2, 2011068 views

Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi stressed Tehran’s repeated and strong call for the expulsion of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq during the recent meetings between the two countries’ officials, and said Tehran and Baghdad have worked out good coordination over this issue.

More MKO members defected

Nejat SocietyJuly 2, 2011067 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.

Iraq Readying to Take More Actions against MKO

Nejat SocietyJune 28, 2011076 views

The governor-general of Iraq’s Northern Diyala province announced on Monday that the country plans to intensify security measures over the main stronghold of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Iraq.”The security operations which were due to be carried out are in the preliminary stages and the security groups formed by the Army and Police are now readying for new operations under the supervision of the Iraqi prime minister,”Ra’d Javad al-Tamimi said.

Intelligence Minister: MKO is in Decline

Nejat SocietyJune 26, 2011085 views

He also said that Iran’s intelligence apparatus is keeping a close eye on the moves that terrorist groups are making.Elsewhere in his remarks, Moslehi warned the country’s officials against the activities of the MKO members, saying these terrorists are making endeavors to achieve their evil goals through recruiting members.He went on to say that the forces of imperialism have always been seeking to deal a detrimental blow to Iran’s Islamic establishment through this terrorist organization.

Talibani: Committee formed to shut MKO Ashraf camp

Nejat SocietyJune 26, 2011072 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, 2011069 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.