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MEK Terror Group to Leave Iraq

Nejat SocietyJanuary 3, 2009078 views

Al-Maliki also announced that there is”no place in Iraq for the terrorist”Mujahidin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI/MKO) organization. The Iraqi government has taken control of Camp Ashraf, northeast of Baghdad, the terrorist training camp leased by Saddam Hussein to 3500 members of the Iranian MEK cult…In the end, as usual in the Bush administration, Washington gave us the worst compromise possible, declaring MEK a terrorist organization and going on using it for espionage and sabotage in Iran as well as against Iraqi Shiites

MKO claims to win US protection

Nejat SocietyJanuary 1, 2009089 views

Following the Iraqi government’s statement, a White House spokesman, Benjamin Chang, said that the US received guarantees from Baghdad that MKO/PMOI members residing in Iraq would not be”forcibly transferred”to a country where they may face charges. An Iraqi official, however, disputed the claims, indicating that no security guarantees had been granted to MKO members.

Iraq to close MKO camp in Iraq

Nejat SocietyJanuary 1, 20090191 views

Iraq has decided to shut down the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI) Ashraf Camp as soon as possible, expel the MKO members from Iraq and close their file forever, said a senior Iraqi official. Political advisor of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), Muhsin Al-Hakim exclusively told IRNA that Baghdad considered the MKO as a terrorist group.

Iraq to take over security control at Iranian opposition camp

Nejat SocietyDecember 31, 20080112 views

The Iraqi government will take over security responsibility for Iranian opposition Camp Ashraf on Jan. 1 when the U.S.-Iraqi security pact comes into force, a U.S. embassy statement said on Monday..It said that the U.S. troops”will continue to assist the Government of Iraq in carrying out its assurances of humane treatment of the residents of Camp Ashraf.”

Dear Mr, Berbard Kushner you are correct

Nejat SocietyDecember 31, 2008081 views

You are correct in your recent assessment of the terrorist nature of the PMOI. This group has never denounced violence and terrorism in its Persian publications; and indeed continues to endorse and promote them. The recent unclassified reports by the group’s own former members do support our existing knowledge of the group and its nature. PMOI is a dangerous cult that naturally deserves to remain in the EU terror list. NCRI is just an alias for the PMOI under which it continues to operate in the EU. In 2004 the US State Department realised this and banned both entities.

Iraq seeks departure of Iranian opposition exiles

Nejat SocietyDecember 31, 20080101 views

Iraq said on Wednesday it wants thousands of Iranian opposition exiles[PMOI/MKO/MEK] at a camp north of Baghdad to leave the country, although it does not plan to expel them by force. ..Baghdad and Washington both consider the exiles to be a terrorist group. .”The Iraqi government will deal with the people in this camp in a humane way and according to internationally adopted standards, the Iraqi constitution and Iraqi laws,”Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement.

Iraq rejects security guarantees for MKO

Nejat SocietyDecember 28, 2008060 views

The Iraqi government has refuted recent US claims that it has granted immunity to members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI)… Baghdad announced in a statement on Dec. 22 that MKO members at Camp Ashraf must close their training ground and leave the country no later than six months. Iraq has also drawn up a list of MKO members who must stand trial for the operations they carried out in the war-torn country.

Iraq calls for international MKO tribunal

Nejat SocietyDecember 24, 2008081 views

A top Iraqi judge has reportedly called on The Hague to probe into the terrorist activities of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI/MEK). ..”The war on terror has a long way to go and to that end governments and nations need to be united,”said Jom’eh Abdul Davoud..Under the leadership of Massoud Rajavi, the MKO helped the Baath regime of Saddam in the suppression of the Iraqi Kurds in ‘Operation Morvarid’.

Iraq wants departure of MKO terrorists

Nejat SocietyDecember 24, 2008094 views

The Iraqi government has ordered main members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) currently residing in Iraq to leave the country. Baghdad announced in a statement on Sunday that MKO members at Camp Ashraf must close their training ground and leave in a”non-forcible”manner.”Staying in Iraq is not an option for them,”the statement said.

Iraq Threatens to Expel Iranian Rebels

Nejat SocietyDecember 23, 2008099 views

Iraq Threatens to Expel Iranian Rebels; Exile Group Has Protected Status Under Soon-to-Expire U.N. Mandate ..Iraqi officials say they intend to expel members of an Iranian exile group..Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie on Saturday traveled to the camp with several other government officials to deliver the message to members of the Mujaheddin-e Khalq, or MEK, an Iranian opposition group that was closely aligned with deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein but has been under U.S. military protection since shortly after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.