Iraq to move MKO Members from Ashraf Camp

UN demands MKO’s cooperation in completing Iraq relocation

Iraq on Tuesday told them they have to move or it would be free to transfer them “to where we find appropriate,” as Iraq’s National Security Advisor Falih al-Fayadh put it. Ventrell said U.S. government officials who have recently visited Camp Liberty did not find the “dire humanitarian conditions” that MEK/MKO/PMOI members had alleged. ..

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PMOI relocation frustrates many

The government of Iraq, along with Iranian exiles [MKO/MEK/PMOI], is called on to honor the spirit of a resettlement agreement, a U.S. State Department official said.Baghdad and the United Nations signed a memorandum of understanding in December outlining the voluntary relocation of members of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran from their Camp Ashraf enclave …

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Who Breaks Deadlock over MKO Relocation?

All sides involved in the humanitarian issue of relocating the members of Mojahedin Khalq Organization MKO/MEK/PMOI from their military base, Camp Ashraf, to a transit facility near Baghdad seem to have been locked in a protracted battle over the plan…

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Concern about Camp Ashraf

The United States is concerned by the Government of Iraq’s reference on July 31 to the possible closure of Camp Ashraf by involuntary relocation of its residents…We also call on the Ashraf leadership to immediately resume cooperation with the relocation .. it is clear that the quality of life at Hurriya exceeds accepted humanitarian standards.

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U.S. concerned over Iraqi threats to force MEK from Ashraf

Iraq on Tuesday told them they have to move or it would be free to transfer them “to where we find appropriate,” as Iraq’s National Security Advisor Falih al-Fayadh put it… Ventrell said U.S. government officials who have recently visited Camp Liberty did not find the “dire humanitarian conditions” that MEK/MKO/PMOI members had alleged…

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UN chief tells Mojahedin Khalq in Iraq to move

The U.N. chief is urging some 1,200 Iranian exiles who are refusing to leave Camp Ashraf to cooperate with Iraqi authorities and resettle in a new refugee camp near Baghdad. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday also urged other countries to give asylum to the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran aka MKO/MEK/PMOI..

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Iraq tells MKO to leave Camp Ashraf or be forced out

The Iraqi government on Tuesday told the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization aka MKO/MEK/PMOI that it must move out of Camp New Iraq, which was formerly known as Camp Ashraf, immediately or be forced to leave, Reuters reported. Iraqi authorities have been locked in a protracted row with the MKO over their plan to move 3,000 members of the group..

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Iraq says will force out Iran dissident group MEK

“We have reached a dead end (with them[MKO/MEK/PMOI]) and the extension ends today,..”The Iraqi government does not define involuntary transfer as being through violence or the use of weapons,”Fayadh told the conference.Iraq said it will observe a grace period of”a few days”to allow foreign governments to offer the group sanctuary or to suggest other solutions to the dispute.

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UN calls for cooperation to find solutions to relocate Mujahedin

UNHCR called on countries to cooperate by allowing for re-admission of individuals having had previous links with them, ..UNHCR appealed to States for financial support, including for the host country to meet costs associated with transferring, hosting, housing, assisting and processing the cases of these individuals until solutions have been found.

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