Iraq to move MKO Members from Ashraf Camp

UN envoy in Iraq urges countries to accept Iranian dissidents

The resettlement process has moved slowly because the U.N. is struggling to find countries willing to take them. U.N. officials also say that many residents have been uncooperative with the process, complicating the relocation effort.A total of 210 residents have left to other countries so far, according to figures provided by the U.N. refugee agency.

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Iraq To Relocate Iranian Exiles From Camp Ashraf

The UN office in Baghdad said on September 7 that the authorities will transfer the remaining residents of Camp Ashraf in northeastern Iraq to another facility in the Baghdad area…Some 3,000 MKO members were relocated to Camp Liberty on the outskirts of Baghdad last year but some 100 people stayed on at Camp Ashraf to deal..

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UNAMI urges all parties to act responsibly in the relocation process to Camp Hurriya

the Government of Iraq has served an order to relocate the remaining residents of Camp Ashraf [MKO/MEK/PMOI members]to Camp Hurriya. The United Nations believes that the Iraqi Government will move to enforce this order without delay. “We strongly hope all parties will act responsibly and that the process of relocation to Camp Hurriya will be peaceful and voluntary,” the ..…

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Iraq to Build a Mall in MKO’s Camp Ashraf

Khalis Mayor Uday AlKhadran told a press conference that an Iraqi court has transfered the authority of the site to the local administration of Khalis which plans to build a mall in there once all MKO terrorists are expelled from the Camp.”The Camp of New Iraq (Ashraf) still accomodates 100 members of the MKO members,…

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Martin Kobler: Ashraf residents should cooperate

Mr. Kobler said. “It requested the last 100 residents be relocated to Camp Hurriya.” He noted that UNAMI has spared no effort over the last weeks to help facilitate meetings between involved parties – however, these efforts have been unsuccessful so far, leading to a stalemate. “The Government of Iraq considers this stalemate as an attempt by the residents to delay the relocation of the remaining 100 persons..

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