Camp Ashraf Affairs

Iraqis demand expulsion of MKO remnants

Expulsion of the remnants of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) aka MEK/PMOI from Iraq is a serious demand by the Iraqi nation, an Iranian lawmaker says.“This shows that the Iraqi people’s patience is wearing thin and they seriously call for the expulsion of the remaining members of this group…

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UNAMI delegation visits Camp Ashraf to assess the situation

24 hours after the tragic events that took place in Camp Ashraf, a UNAMI delegation led by the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Mr. Gyorgy Busztin, and including UNAMI Chief of Human Rights and of Medical Sections, conducted a visit to the camp yesterday, where they met separately with the camp’s surviving residents and the commander of Diyala’s Police.

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U.S. Condemns Attack at Camp Ashraf in Iraq

We are deeply concerned about these reports and are in regular contact with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), as well as Government of Iraq officials. We support UNAMI’s efforts to conduct its own assessment of the situation and call on the Government of Iraq to fully support those efforts.

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UN Visits Iranian Exiles At Iraqi Camp After Clashes

UN officials in Baghdad say the visit on September 2 was aimed at determining how many people died there and how they were killed.Camp Ashraf houses some 100 members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, aka People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran), an Iranian exile group opposed to the Iranian government…

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Iraq Promises Probe Into Iranian Exile Killings

visit was intended to be”on humanitarian grounds, to assess where we can assist,”said U.N. spokeswoman Eliana Nabaa….The U.N., the United States and Britain have condemned the violence but avoided assigning blame. All three have urged Baghdad to ensure the security of the remaining Ashraf residents and investigate what happened.Amnesty International also pressed Baghdad to carry out a full and impartial investigation…

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UN and Iraq probe deaths of 52 Iranian exiles at camp

The officer, who did not want to be identified discussing the inquiry, said investigators found a “huge amount of TNT and explosive materiel inside cars, houses and heavy machinery”. He said 42 members of the PMOI/MKO/MEK were still alive, but accused them of not cooperating with investigators by refusing to hand over corpses and moving bodies from their original locations.

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