The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

Genocide of Iraqi Kurds by the MEK

In order to investigate the various aspects of the crimes of the terrorist group of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the genocide of the Iraqi Kurds in 1991 and cooperation with Saddam in the massacre of the people of Iran, the Terrorspring Foundation organized an international conference on “Crime against humanity: Genocide of Iraqi Kurds by the MEK” on 1st and 2nd of March 2023.
On the first day of this international conference, speakers from Iran, Iraq and Italy gave speeches, they were Dr. Alireza Abedini, head of the Yassin think tank from Iran, Mr. Ibrahim al-Seraj, head of the Association for the Defense of Journalists’ Rights from Iraq, Professor Lorenzo Maria Pacini, a university professor and the representative of Unidolomiti University from Italy, Mrs. Maria Morigi, writer, archaeologist and researcher of the history of religions from Italy, and Mr. Mohammad Pouladvand, an international relations expert from Terrorspring Institute from Iran.

On the second day, we had the presentations of Dr. Mohammad Javad Hasheminejad, Secretary General of Habilian Foundation, Mr. Yaqub Meraji, one of the separated members of the terrorist group of the MEK and one of the eyewitnesses in the terrorist act of killing Iraqi Kurds, from France, Mr. Daniel Perra, a journalist and geopolitical analyst from Italy, Dr. Robert Fantina, reporter and university professor from Canada, Mr. Mohammad Pouladvand, international relations expert of TerrorSpring Institute, from Iran. In the following, we will give a summary of the terrorist act of the terrorist group of the MEK in the massacre of Iraqi Kurds in 1991.

two day conference on Genocide of Iraqi Kurds by the MEK

The Mujahedin-e Khalq organization (MEK) was established in 1965. Their goal was described as fighting against global imperialism, especially America, and fighting against the colonialists of the Eastern and Western blocs, and their approach was armed fighting. With the victory of the Islamic revolution, the leaders of the organization, by nurturing the desire for power and monopolization to achieve absolute power and government, stand against the people and the people’s choice and neither accepted the Islamic Republic of Iran nor voted for the constitution. With the processes of brainwashing and changing the ideology from Islamic extremism to Marxism, they made their members unquestioningly obedient to their orders and started blind assassinations, which are known among themselves as engineering operations. These brutal assassinations targeted and killed more than 13 thousand Iranian citizens, including the president and prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Ali Rajaee, and Mohammad Bahonar, head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Beheshti, a number of MPs, ministers and religious scholars that they were assassinated by this terrorist group. After failing to gain power and losing their social base in Iran and the invasion of the Iraqi Baath regime, they sought refuge with Saddam and stood against their people and country and served the enemy. The MEK attacked their country in Operation Forough Javidan and massacred a large number of ordinary people that at the end faced the resistance of Iran’s armed forces in an operation called Mersad and which they hit hard from Iran’s armed forces and fled to Iraq with many casualties.

After the Forough Javidan operation and in the First Persian Gulf War and in order to weaken Saddam’s Baath regime, Iraqi Kurds who were chemically bombed by Saddam’s army in Halabja and Khurmal three years before, seized the opportunity to avenge bloodshed, and took over the Kurdish regions. The Kurds were able to take control of the cities of Mosul and Sulaymaniyah and then advanced towards cities such as Tuz, Kifri and Jalula. It was enough for the Kurds to cross the Suleiman Bey highway and reach the main road and advance towards Baghdad. A week after the Kurdish forces took control of the northern cities of Iraq, the MEK forces entered Kirkuk wearing Kurdish clothing and posters of Masoud Barezani and Jalal Talebani. At this stage, the so-called Liberation Army of the MEK carried out “Morvarid 1 and 2” operations and suppressed the people, and the Peshmerga prevented them from advancing in various cities. The MEK surprised the Kurdish militias and Peshmerga of Kirkuk and caused the Baathist government to regain control of the city of Kirkuk, during which, according to Iraqi Kurdish forces, hundreds of Kurdish residents of Kirkuk were massacred by the members of the MEK. It is estimated that more than 4,000 Kurds lost their lives at the hands of the MEK in Morvarid operations 1 and 2.

The purpose of this conference is to reveal the terrorist face of the MEK to people all over the world, especially the politicians, who should keep in mind that MEK terrorists has committed many crimes in every country where it is established to the innocent people of that country, that the concrete example of which can be seen in Iran and Iraq. We hope that by holding this international conference, we will be able to collect evidence for an international court for a fair trial to condemn the crimes of MEK terrorists, so that it will be a salve for the wounds of the families of the victims of the terrorist acts of this group, who lost their loved ones by this bloodthirsty group, for no reason.

The second day of the international conference “Crime against humanity: Genocide of Iraqi Kurds by the MEK” with the presence of political elites and civil activists accompanied by professors and researchers from Italy, Canada, France, and Iran was held on March 2nd, 2023 by TerrorSpring Institute, the experts in this section expressed their analysis and documentation regarding the genocide of Iraqi Kurds in Morvarid 1 and 2 operations, which were carried out by the terrorist group of the MEK in 1991, as a result of which 4 thousand Iraqi Kurds were massacred. To view the materials presented on the first and second days of this meeting and to know the details of the second day of this specialized meeting, please visit the TerrorSpring.com website.

On the first day of the international conference “Crime against humanity: Genocide of Iraqi Kurds by MEK,” we had the presentations of Dr. Alireza Abedini, head of the Yassin think tank from Iran, Dr. Ibrahim al-Seraj, head of the Association for the Defense of Journalists’ Rights from Iraq, Professor Lorenzo Maria Pacini, university professor and representative of Unidolomiti University from Italy, Mrs. Maria Morigi, writer, archaeologist and researcher of the history of religions from Italy, Mr. Mohammad Pouladvand, international relations expert from TerrorSpring Institute from Iran. On the second day, we had the presentations of Dr. Mohammad Javad Hasheminejad, Secretary General of Habilian Foundation, Yaqhoub Meraji, one of the separated members of the terrorist group of MEK and one of the eyewitnesses in the terrorist act of massacring the Iraqi Kurds from France, Mr. Daniel Perra, journalist and analyst of geopolitical issues from Italy, Dr. Robert Fantina, journalist and university professor from Canada, Mr. Mohammad Puladvand, an expert of the international relations of Terrorspring Institute from Iran, and here we have a brief description of the statements of these respected experts below.

The first speaker on the second day of the conference was Dr. Mohammad Javad Hashminejad, Secretary General of the Habilian Foundation. He started his presentation with the philosophy of the presence of terrorism in Iraq and stated that the reason for this presence was the war and conflicts. As you know, the terrorist group of the MEK joined the Iraqi dictator Saddam in the Iran-Iraq war and entered the battlefield against their country. He further added that the name of the terrorist group of MEK is reminiscent of murder, killing, deception, and betrayal of their country, they entered Iraq in 1986 and were known as the military arm of the Iraqi Baath army for 3 decades, and in these 3 decades, nothing but bloodshed remained for the people of Iraq. On the other hand, the Baath army of Iraq provided financial support to this terrorist group by the order of Saddam and provided 15 military bases with full facilities, the right to a share of Iraqi oil sales, and monthly salaries for this group. The MEK came to support Saddam in suppressing Iraqi Kurds and Shiites and carried out heavy mortar attacks on the Kurdish and Turkmen areas of Iraq, which caused the massacre of 4,000 Iraqi Kurds. At the end of his respected speech, Dr. Hashminejad stated that the governments that have been harmed by the terrorist group of the MEK must enter the field and take steps to protect the rights of the families of the martyrs and terror victims.

The second speaker on the second day of the conference was Mr. Yaqhub Meraji, one of the separate members of the terrorist group of the MEK and one of the eyewitnesses in the terrorist act of killing Iraqi Kurds from France. At the beginning of his speech, while thanking Terror Spring Institute, he pointed out how the Pearl 1 and 2 operations were started, which were carried out by deceiving the members of the terrorist group of the MEK by the leaders of this cult. He went on to talk about the memories of this operation and the brutal killing of ordinary people, among whom there were many women and children, who were massacred with tanks and heavy weapons without shelter. At the end of his speech, he mentioned his readiness to appear in international courts and insisted on the necessity of condemning the terrorist group of MEK.

The third speaker on the second day of the conference was Mr. Daniele Perra, a journalist, and analyst of geopolitical issues from Italy. He started his speech by thanking the Terrorspring Institute for dealing with the important issue of this conference and pointed out the infiltration of the terrorist group of the MEK into Italy using the Brothers of Italy party, which several members of this party follow Giulio Terzi (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy) who is one of the supporters of the terrorist group of MEK. He also mentioned the history of the establishment of the MEK and the ideological change of this cult from Islam to Marxism, which later, since it was neither Islamic nor Marxist, but a customized combination of the two, caused them to hate the Islamic Revolution and joined the Baath party of Iraq which was the enemy of that time and then in 1988, they carried out a military operation against Iran called Forough Javidan, which was accompanied by a heavy failure. In this regard, Massoud Rajavi, with his new ideology, forced the members to divorce after the defeat of Forough Javidan, this was while the leader of this cult is still brainwashing and torturing her members in Albania. The leaders of this cult tell their members that they have nowhere to go, but Iran has repeatedly announced that the members of this cult can return to their country and be safe, of course, this does not include the leaders of this cult. Among the features of this cult are preventing members from communicating with their families, forced divorce, forced marriage with cult leader Massoud Rajavi, forced separation of children from their families, prohibition of marriage and childbearing, and even prohibition of thinking about marital issues. After being in Iraq, the MEK helped Saddam in suppressing Iraqi Kurds, which of course they deny this issue now. In Morvarid operations, 1 and 2, Massoud and Maryam Rajavi lied to their members that Iran’s revolutionary guards and military forces were wearing Kurdish clothes and were planning to attack you, and with this deception, they forced their members to kill Iraqi Kurds. At the end of his speech, he added that people in Europe and America do not have any information about the actions of this terrorist group, no one knows that the MEK’s money laundering activities, they gave a lot of money to European parties such as the Vox party of Spain and American personalities to have their support to infiltrate those countries, no one knows that the MEK is involved in drug and human trafficking for money laundering and many other actions that people should be aware of these activities.

The fourth speaker on the second day of the conference was Dr. Robert Fantina, a journalist and university professor from Canada. At the beginning of his speech, he mentioned the hatred of the Iranian people for the terrorist group of MEK because this group supported Saddam and betrayal of their country, and then he discussed the dual policy of the United States in dealing with such a terrorist group, which has been on the list of terrorist organizations for several years but due to its enmity with Iran, the United States removed this group from the list of terrorist organizations in 2012 and put it in front of Iran. In the continuation of his speech, he mentioned the killing of Iraqi Kurds in the Morvarid operations and the history of this operation in 1991, which happened during the Gulf War, because of the Gulf War which caused the terrorist activities of Saddam like the killing of Iraqi Kurds in Anfal operation who killed 200,000 Iraqi Kurds and the operations of Morvarid which MEK killed 4 thousand Iraqi Kurds be hidden for the eyes of world’s people. At the end of his speech, he mentioned the words of Maryam Rajavi during the Morvarid operation, who said, “Throw the Kurds under the wheels of the tank and save your bullets for the Iranian revolutionary guards.”

The fifth speaker on the second day of the conference was Mr. Mohammad Pouladvand, an international relations expert from TerrorSpring Institute from Iran, who mentioned the internationally substantiated documents. At the beginning of his speech, he mentioned the CIA report and added that, according to the CIA report, the People’s Mujahedin was introduced as a terrorist group that assassinated several American advisers. The FBI also released a report from 2004 that explicitly called the MEK “a terrorist organization.” In several parts of this FBI report, the terrorist nature of MEK and Massoud Rajavi has been clearly stated. Interestingly, this report also emphasizes the assassination of several American citizens by MEK. The FBI report says that MEK attacked 12 Iranian diplomatic centers abroad and assassinated several other innocent people. If you read the reports of the New York Times, Guardian, and other prominent American news agencies, you will understand how Maryam Rajavi deprived the members of this group of their basic rights. The propaganda group now offers huge sums of money to invite politicians to its annual gathering, who are largely ignorant of the background and true nature of the MEK, some of the reports said.

It is seriously necessary to pursue the rights of the victims of the assassination of the MEK in Iraq, especially in the Kurdistan region. Their crimes should not be forgotten due to the departure of this terrorist group from Iraq or political considerations. There are numerous and reliable documents of the crimes of this hated terrorist group, and by working together, good results can be obtained for the benefit of justice and the victims.

By: Alireza Niknam

March 29, 2023 0 comment

Mujahedin-e Khalq and Saddam cooperation

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

An alliance that destroyed MEK diminishing credibility inside Iran

A controversial feature of the organisation was its decision in 1983 to ally itself with the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. Massoud Rajavi moved to Baghdad in 1986 and the following year announced the formation of the National Liberation Army (NLA). The NLA fought alongside Iraqi forces against Iranian troops, an alliance that completely destroyed the organisation’s rapidly diminishing credibility inside Iran.

Mujahedin-e Khalq and Saddam cooperation

July 28, 2021 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

MEK conducting phone spying against Iran

Head of the Iranian Army’s Strategic Studies says members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) are conducting espionage activities against Iran by contacting the country from Australia, Europe and the U.S.

“I do not think anyone is as skilful as the Monafiqeen in phone espionage,” Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan said on Sunday, using the term Monafiqeen, which literally means “the hypocrites”, to refer to members of the MEK.

Pourdastan made the remarks at a ceremony to mark the 31st anniversary of Operation Mersad, 26–30 July 1988, which was the last major military operation of the Iran–Iraq War, involving a successful counterattack against a July 1988 military incursion from Iraq, by a military force of about 7,000 members of the MEK.

The MEK was established in the 1960s to express a mixture of Marxism and Islamism. It launched bombing campaigns against the Shah, continuing after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, against the Islamic Republic. Iran accuses the group of being responsible for 17,000 deaths.

Based in Iraq at the time, MEK members were armed and equipped by Iraq to fight against Iran alongside the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during a war which lasted for 8 years.

“During Operation Mersad, the Iraqi Army provided air support and opened the road to Sarpol-e Zahab for the Monafiqeen,” Pourdastan said, adding that the MEK militiamen were then faced with a large number of people who delayed their advance, hence providing the Iranian Army with an opportunity to counter the aggression.

“Thanks to God, the Monafiqeen failed due to the commanders’ acumen and the people’s resistance,” he explained.

The general noted that the Iraqi Army’s eavesdropping became much more powerful after the MEK had joined them.

“The Monafiqeen eavesdropped all of our conversations and were familiar with the key words our warriors used,” he remarked.

Pourdastan then compared the MEK with the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, saying Daesh is the new version of the MEK, arguing that “we should not depict the enemy as weak and pathetic in our movies.”

Iran’s democracy foiled MEK, U.S. plots: government spokesman

Government spokesman Ali Rabiei draws a parallel between the MEK’s false belief that it had popular support in Iran when it launched attack on Iran in late July 1988, and the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement, which President Rouhani has attributed to Washington’s false belief that the Iranian people were fed-up with the system.

On Sunday, government spokesman Ali Rabiei also marked the anniversary of Operation Mersad in his press conference, hailing the victory of the Iranian Army, led by then-Ground Force Chief Brigadier General Ali Sayyad Shirazi, against the MEK.

Sayyad Shirazi was assassinated in 1999 while serving as the deputy chief of the armed forces. The MEK claimed responsibility for the assassination, which it said was in revenge for Operation Mersad.

Rabiei said, the Islamic Republic’s democracy has “foiled the plots hatched by the Monafiqeen and ill-wishers, who both wrongly assumed that the Iranian people would not support the establishment.”

He was drawing a parallel between the MEK’s false belief, before launching the attack, that it had social support in Iran, and the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement last year, which President Rouhani has attributed to Washington’s false belief that the Iranian people were fed-up with the system.

Rabiei then pointed to Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign against the Islamic Republic, saying, “What we see today of U.S. sanctions and measures by the establishment’s ill-wishers closely resembles Monafiqeen’s aggression at the time of Operation Mersad.”

The MEK’s affiliation to the U.S. government attracted attention in 2012 when the latter removed the former from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.

The link became more overt after U.S. President Donald Trump assumed office in 2017. Trump’s associates, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and his national security advisor John Bolton have attended the MEK’s meetings and praised the group as “democratic alternative” to the Islamic Republic.

July 30, 2019 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

Massoud Rajavi’s Move to Iraq in 1986

In june10th, 1986, the Associated Press reported, “After five years of French exile, Massoud Rajavi has taken his Iranian opposition movement to Iraq where he is expected to step up guerrilla action against the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.” [1]

The report came after the French government issued an order for the expulsion of Massoud Rajavi, the leader of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (the MKO/ MEK/ PMOI/ the Cult of Rajavi) from France on June 7, 1986. However, the Christian Science Monitor’s correspondent suggested, “French officials say Rajavi left voluntarily and was not expelled, but in recent weeks the French government had exerted quiet pressure and placed restraints on his activities.” [2]

“But information from Paris indicates that Rajavi strove hard until the last minute to be allowed to remain in France,” CSM added. “Though the French authorities never served an expulsion order on Rajavi, they made it clear to him that he was no more welcome.” [3]

Furthermore, the AP report truly predicted that relocation of the MKO near the Iranian border would shift the propaganda approach of the group which was based on the establishment of the National Council of Resistance to military force which had been the group’s original agenda from the early days of its foundation. “The leader of the Mujahedeen guerrillas focused on political opposition while in France, collected Western support and built a propaganda machine,” the AP asserted. “But now Rajavi risks the scorn of Iranians by operating out of Iraq, a country that is at war with his homeland”. [4]

However, Rajavi’s move to Iraq was then called by the group`s propaganda as “A Flight for Peace and Freedom”! As usual, the group had to justify its disgusting anti-national act using agreeable words like “Peace”, “Liberty” and “Freedom”. But, playing with words did not help Iranians` hatred towards the MKO after the group collaborated with Saddam Hussein, the arch enemy of Iran.

AP reported at the time, “Some experts believe that the move may have some short-term advantages, but that it will ultimately cost the Mujahedeen credibility with Iranians.” The experts cited by AP were absolutely right. [5]

An Iranian jurist who had once been Rajavi’s lawyer and lived in France at the time, told CSM, “When Rajavi came to France, he and his supporters quickly ran out of money. The Iraqi government offered him support and they accepted. In the long run, they became proxies of the Iraqi regime and lost much of their credibility within Iran.” [6]

It was only a few years later that the US State Department confirmed the MKO’s increasing unpopularity among the Iranian nation due to its collaboration with Saddam Hussein in the eight years of Iran-Iraq war.

Just like today, the MKO’s unpopularity was not restricted to the Iranian people. “The Mujahedeen are criticized by other opposition groups as responsible for thousands of deaths in the early days of the revolution,” suggested the AP. “And critics say the Mujahedeen are caught up in a cult-like reverence for Rajavi.” [7]

The AP wrote about the MKO’s armed struggle and terror acts against Iranians. “The Mujahedeen have maintained a separate military command in Iran, which claimed responsibility for occasional guerrilla attacks.” [8]

Rajavi’s move to Iraq was a new phase for the MKO’s violent approach. “Peace” and “freedom” was unheard of.

As the enemy of his enemy, the MKO was warmly welcome by Saddam Hussein and his right hand man, Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy premier and foreign minister. AP quoted him as saying “the Mujahedeen plan to step up military action inside Iran.” And the MKO did it. It was shortly after Rajavi’s move to Baghdad that the so-called National Liberation Army was formed as Saddam’s private army. [9]

By Mazda Parsi

References:

[1] Associated Press, After five years of French exile, Massoud Rajavi has taken his Iranian opposition movement to Iraq, the AP, June 10, 1986

[2] van England, Claude, Iran, France gain from Iranian exile’s exit. Rajavi’s move to Iraq damages his credibility, The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 1986

[3] ibid

[4] Associated Press, After five years of French exile, Massoud Rajavi has taken his Iranian opposition movement to Iraq, the AP, June 10, 1986

[5] ibid

[6] van England, Claude, Iran, France gain from Iranian exile’s exit. Rajavi’s move to Iraq damages his credibility, The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 1986

[7] Associated Press, After five years of French exile, Massoud Rajavi has taken his Iranian opposition movement to Iraq, the AP, June 10, 1986

[8] ibid

[9[ ibid

June 20, 2018 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

What three favors Rajavi asked Saddam to do for him?

Ghorbanali Hosseinnejad, former translator of Massoud Rajavi – leader of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization – left the group five years ago.

He got familiar with the MKO when he was a student of Tehran University in 1972. Together with his comrades, he used to write the statements and the announcements of the group’s radio and they would distribute the papers in the campus of Tehran University.

He was arrested by the Shah’s Intelligence Agency (SAVAK) in a raid to the campus. He was imprisoned in Evin prison where he got to see the premier heads of the group who had been previously arrested.

After the revolution in 1979, he was employed as a teacher, he was also the interpreter of the Iranian former Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar – who was then killed by the MKO in 1980. Hosseinnejad became the governor of his hometown Mianeh in the North West of Iran where he became the candidate of the MKO in the first elections for the Iranian parliament.

Following the start of the MKO’s armed struggle against the Islamic Republic, Hosseinnejad left Iran. After years of living in Turkey, Greece and Europe, he was finally transferred to Camp Ashraf. He defected the MKO in 2012 by the aid of the United Nation’s Mission in Iraq.

During the entire years of his membership in the MKO, Hosseinnejad was the translator of Arabic letters and papers for Massoud Rajavi. He also used to attend the meetings between the group leader and Iraqi authorities so he was aware of the amount of the group’s investments in contracts with Iraqi government and other countries.

Although Hosseinnejad was not a military force of the group, he was made participate the MKO’s cross border military attack to Iran—called Forough Javidan. He took arm but he didn’t fire any bullets. He lost his wife in the operation.

His daughter Zeinab was taken as hostage in the group for years. [She could manage to leave the cult recently, his other daughter Mona had been left behind in Iran]

Hosseinnejad used to work in the MKO’s foreign relation’s section since 1992 until his release from the group. Based on his testimony, Rajavi used to write a letter to Saddam Hussein to offer congratulations every year, on the anniversary of the Baath Party. By fabricating some analysis about the alleged near overthrow of the Islamic Republic, he would ask the Iraqi dictator for more share of the oil outcome.

According to Hosseinenjad, the MKO demanded to receive 70 thousand barrels of oil every day up to 2000. “In 2000, Massoud visited Saddam Hussein for the last time. In the meeting, Rajavi asked the then Iraqi president for three favors. First the increase of the oil share to 100 thousand barrels a day, second the support by the side of Saddam Hussein for another military attack against Iran and the third one was the increase of the number of the tanks. Saddam promised to undertake the third request in case of a military operation and in exchange, he asked the group to stop advertising in favor of Israel. However, the MKO authorities who were working to get the support of Israel and the US, didn’t bear out Saddam’s demand.

After the visit, the MKO’s share of oil mounted to 100 thousand barrels. Hosseinnejad translated all the checks and receipts of these deals. Hosseinnejad asserts that after the Iraqi invasion to Kuwait and eventually the imposition of sanctions against Iraq, the UN had proved 3 million barrels of oil products in exchange for food and medicine. “Any amount of oil that was produced more than such amount was allocated to the MKO. This was agreed in a meeting with Izat Ibrahim, Tariq Aziz, Taha Yasin Ramadan and the senior members of the Iraqi Revolution Council and the official of Iraqi Intelligence who was in charge of Rajavi.”

In October 2002, Hosseinnejad had to translate a letter to Iraqi Oil minister. It was said in the letter that analysts believe that the US would invade Iraq soon. Therefore, the MKO had asked the Iraqi government to give their share of oil for the next autumn and winter together because it would not be able to sell the oil in case that the war broke. “They insisted on this demand for months until they could ultimately receive the oil share and change it to money” Hosseinnejad reveals. “A part of this sum was brought to Iraq and the other part was invested in deals. Karim Falahat was one of the officials for such investments who was arrested and then killed by Americans in Jordan. Ibrahim Khodabandeh and Jamil Bassam were also arrested in Syria. “

Hosseinnejad says that a part of this money was spent in the MKO’s bases in Iraq and other countries but a large part was invested which has been the source of the group funds until now.” The organization had offices in Iraq, UAE and Jordan but a small part of the outcome spent in bases. The large part was invested in businesses like companies, firms, hotels, airlines etc.

“Some Iranian businessmen who were sympathizers of the group aided it with the investments. Although the group enjoys the financial support of certain countries like Saudi Arabia, it still enjoys the outcome of money that was invested with the oil revenue donated by Saddam. They even invested in Africa, these investment can bear fruit forever,” Hosseinnejad asserts.

About the financial support by Saudi Arabia, he recounts, “In 1987, when I was faxing Massoud Rajavi’s letters (in Arabic) to leaders of Arabic countries, I saw a letter of gratitude to Malik Abdullah for his aids. Of-course, it was not written what kind of aids but Saudi Arabia has been always aiding the MKO financially. Massoud Rajavi had written another letter of gratitude in 1989 when he had gone to pilgrimage in Mecca.”

The MKO’s propaganda has always claimed that its sympathizers contribute to it – they have always had fundraising events in which they demonstrate some fabrications on the alleged violations of human rights in Iran in order to take people’s sympathy and so their money. However, Husseinnejad believes that such funds are never enough for the huge expenses of the MKO; their foreign investments guarantee their survival.

Iran Wire – translated by Nejat Society

October 25, 2017 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

The MKO treacherous alliance with the former Iraqi dictator

September 20, indicates the protracted war between Iran and Iraq started by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1980. Iraq launched the war in an effort to consolidate its power in the Arab world and to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state. Saddam poorly estimated that Iran was in turmoil and that his forces could achieve quick victory.

However the war lasted for 8 years with more than half a million people dead from both sides. Although the Iraqi dictator had a good deal of outside help, he couldn’t end the war. Finally in 1988 the war ended with the acceptance of UN Resolution 598 by both sides.

The Iranian youth actively participated in the war and managed to resist Saddam Hussein’s invasion and pull it back from the Iranian soil.

The war episodes remained in the historical memory of Iranian nation. One Chapter of the war yet was bitterer to the Iranian people: Although all Iranians whatever their religion or political view would be, united to resist the enemy, just one group hand in hand with the enemy took arm against their own fellow countrymen. This betrayer group was Mujahedin Khalq.

Former Iraqi dictator granted the MKO refuge in Iraq after they were expelled from France. The group received military support as well as financial assistance from Saddam Hussein and in return acted as his mercenaries. The group started helping Saddam in his assault against Iran. They provided Hussein forces with Intelligence grounds. The MKO members actively fought shoulder in shoulder with the Iraqi army forces in an imposed war which cost thousands of Iranians lives.

Siding with the enemy caused the MKO to lose its remaining support among the Iranians people. In fact it led the group to complete decline.

September 20, 2015 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

MKO as a Ruthless tool of Baath Regime not welcome in Iraq

Violence and instability have continued in Iraq throughout the last decade.

Indeed Iraqi people have suffered a lot not only as victims of the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein but also after Saddam at the hands of US-led Western governments who are more concerned with access to the regional oil resources and with perceived strategic interests other than human welfare and also by extremist groups taking over parts of the country . Although the government of Iraq is trying hard to stabilize the country it still has problem confronting terrorists.

Although Iraq has experienced many bloody days in both Saddam and post Saddam era, still some days remain stronger in the historical memory of the people. April is indicative of the al-Anfal notorious operations by Baath regime against Kurds that killed at least 50,000 civilians and destroyed thousands of villages. April 14 is now the national day of remembrance for those killed in al-Anfal.

al-Anfal is not the only operations Saddam Hussein launched against the Kurds.

In April 1991, after Saddam lost control of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War, he cracked down ruthlessly against several uprisings in the Kurdish north and the Shia South.

Mujahedin Khalq who had made common cause with Saddam Hussein served as part of Saddam’s internal security operation and hand in hand with Hussein forces committed full-scale massacres and other gross human rights violations. The death estimate during that time range from 20,000 to 100,000 for Kurds, and 60,000 to 130,000 for Shi’ites.[1]

Though the MKO has tried outrageously to deny helping Saddam in his crackdown on the Kurds, many eyewitnesses testified on this fact.

Fox news quoted a Kurdish English teacher who was in Kifri when the MKO mobilized against his town in 1991.Safir recalled how the MKO shelled Kurdish towns”at random,”took locals hostage, and in one incident attacked a busload of young people from Kifri, killing all 20.[2]

After the Swedish Parliament in a majority vote formally recognized the Anfal Operation as genocide and crimes against humanity in early December 2012, some defected members of the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization voiced their preparedness to give a testimony before the Swedish parliament about MKO’s key role in the massacre of Iraqi Kurds.[3]

The United States Department of State and the Foreign Affairs group of the Parliament of Australia also asserted the MKO’s assistance to Baath regime brutal suppression of the uprisings.[4][5]

Iraqi authorities have issued 148 arrest warrants for MEK members for crimes against Iraqis since 1991 but none have been arrested, according to officials. Maryam Rajavi was also included in the warrants. [6]Maryam Rajavi has been reported by former MKO members as having said,”Take the Kurds under your tanks, and save your bullets for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.”[7]

The crimes against humanity the group committed in Iraq, beside its frequent interference in the internal affairs of the country and group war mongering attitudes has incurred a seated-hatred of the Iraqi people toward the group members. The hatred which may lead to revenge as it had been the case during last year. 4 rocket attacks launched against the TTL caused the death and injury of several Liberty residents. And the Camp Ashraf September1th clashes caused the killing of 52 members.

Beside the dangers which threats the Camp Liberty residents from outside the Camp, they are under the menace of the group members within the affairs of the cult as Rajavi has ordered a new- though accustomed- decree based on which members are required to sign papers and declare their readiness to emblaze themselves in case of Camp Liberty evacuation.[8]

So what can really be a wake-up call for the international community to prevent a disaster and save 3000 lives?

By A.Sepinoud

[1] Human Rights Watch, ENDLESS TORMENT, The 1991 Uprising in Iraq And Its Aftermath, September25, 2009

[2] Foxnews, Iranian Militant MeK Group Losing Fight to Stay in Iraq, January12, 2009

[3] Open Salon,Suppression of Kurds a crime against humanity,January30,2013

[4] Graff, James, Iran’s Armed Opposition Wins a Battle — In Court, Time Magazine, April 28, 2011

[5] Department of the Parliamentary Library, Australian Parliament, Research Note, No. 43,Behind the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK), June 16, 2003

[6]al-Salhy, Suadad ,Iraq says no success tracing killers of Iranian dissidents, Reuters, Nov 27, 2013

[7] Rubin, Elizabeth, The Cult of Rajavi, NewYork Times, August 5, 2009

[8] https://www.nejatngo.org/en/posts/5656

April 23, 2014 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

‘I support the MEK out of my loyalty to Saddam’

Jordanian Deputy Vasfi Al Zyoud: I support the MEK out of my loyalty to Saddam

Vasfi Al Zyoud, MP in the Jordanian parliament said he supports the MEK terrorist organisation because they were sponsored by the former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, pointing out that support for this organization by several Jordanian MPs stems from their loyalty to Saddam Hussein.

Al Zyoud defended the presence of a Jordanian parliamentary delegation in the Conference to support the MEK recently held in the French capital Paris.

As reported by Ashraf News, Al Zyoud said through his Facebook page, “Remember always that the Iranian opposition was sponsored by Great Martyr Saddam Hussein, and our faithful commander met with them and listened to them and I will talk about those meetings.”

The Jordanian Parliamentary delegation, which comprised 19 MPs from the Congress, drew sharp criticism from some observers who said that the move could worsen relations with the Iraqi government, which calls for the deportation of MEK members living in Camp Liberty on its territory.

Ashraf news,Translated by Iran Interlink

November 25, 2013 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

Iraq elections and defeat for Baathist- MeK band

Iraqi 2013 provincial election, in which the State of Law Coalition acquired 97 seats out of 369 seats and won a significant victory in the first rank, demonstrated that full-scale efforts of Baathist-Mujahedeen band to Iraq elections and defeat for Baathist- MeK band undermine Maliki, a campaign that had been started from months ago, have had no considerable influence in Iraqi politics.

The State of Law won 20 seats out of 58 seats in Baghdad and the al-Najafi List with only 7 seats took the second rank. This failure implies that radical political coalition against the Maliki government is completely out of the picture and extremists could no longer continue the anti-security movement and terrorist activities.

In 7 of the 12 Iraq’s provinces, The State of Law ranked first, and in one province it equaled with ISCI. This success reveals the maximum popular base of The State of Law in Iraq, and it is a very important parameter to predict outcome of the parliamentary elections that will be held 8 months later.

An important point in this regard is that this election was confirmed and admired by international institutions and official observers; Office of UNAMI in Iraq issued a statement saying Iraqi elections were held according to international standards. Office of the United Nations had adopted the necessary measures to prevent any fraud.

Martin Kobler on April 20 visited the Rusafa electoral center in Baghdad and oversaw counting process. One day after the election, Mr. Kobler issued a statement addressing the Iraqi people and congratulated healthy and successful election. Mrs. Lyndall Sachs, Australian ambassador in Iraq, as an international observer visited electoral centers in Najaf and described the election atmosphere excellent.

May 14, 2013 0 comment

The MEK; Baath Party Accomplice

Facts on MKO’s Participation in Kurdish Genocide

The incontrovertible facts about MKO’s genocidal campaign against the Iraqi Kurds are so hard that even the organization itself prefers to keep silent over it and even abstains from getting into efforts to attribute it to Iranian regime as an anti-MKO campaign. The Swedish Parliament is just a few steps from making a decision to recognize MKO’s Operation Morvarid (Pearl), a post-Persian Gulf military campaign in collaboration with Saddam to suppress Iraqi Kurds uprising, as genocide and crimes against humanity as it has already recognized Saddam’s Anfal campaign. The following from David Gethin’s New Al-Qaeda in Europe: Iranian Terrorists-Good or Evil provides adequate evidence to dispel any doubt.

The Wall Street Journal reported that in March 1991, after the Persian Gulf War and the operation by American Forces called Desert Storm in Iraq, Saddam Hussein, the then President of Iraq ordered Masoud Rajavi, the President of NCRI, who was at the same time the Leader and the Commander in Chief of MKO and NLA, to help Iraq in suppressing the Kurds uprising in the northern part of the country. Those who were involved in this operation have testified to this fact.

The US Department of State in a comprehensive report to Congress at the end of 1994 also certified that NCRI/MKO forces were involved in the suppression of Iraqi Kurds by saying the followings:

“Following the Operation dubbed “Desert Storm”, Iraqi Kurds claimed that MOW helped the Iraqi army in the suppression of Kurds. Those who fled the operation zone and took refuge near Iranian borders corroborated this allegation.

In this connection, Jalal Talebeni the Leader of the “Patriotic Movement of Iraqi Kurdistan”, (and the present Iraqi President) told reporters:

“In Karkouk Battle, five thousands MKO members joined Saddam’s forces.”

In a book entitled “For the Judgment of History”, the text of the negotiation between Masoud Rajavi, the President of NCRI, with Iraq’s intelligence officials at the time of Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq is published. Part of the book is about negotiations between Masoud Rajavi and General Saber Eldori, the then Head of Iraq’s Intelligence Service, right after the 1991 uprising in Iraq. From these negotiations the role of the Leader and members of NCRI in the suppression of the Iraqi people and the extent of their loyalty to Saddam Hussein’s Regime becomes clear.

“General Saber: The President (Saddam Hussein) thanked and appreciated Brother Masoud Rajavi and NLA for the valuable contribution of this army in the suppression of the recent agitations. I explained to him, in detail, the role played by the organisation in this suppressive opera-tion. In the course of operation, I was reporting minute after minute your activities and told him that organisation. Despite little facilities at your disposal and we are sorry that we cannot satisfy all your needs, you have done a great job, beyond our expectations. …I have asked the President to send a thank you letter to Masoud, but the President told me that sending a letter is not enough and he should meet Masoud in person and thank him himself.”

The documentary film of the meeting between Masoud Rajavi, President of NCRI and the Head of the Intelligence Service of Iraq is attached.

Other members of NCRI who accompanied Masoud Rajavi, the President of NCRI, in this meeting and were involved directly in the genocide of 1991 were:

1Mehdi Abrishamchi, Head of NCRI’s Peace Committee 2Abass Davari, Head of NCRI’s Labour Committee 3Ebrahim Zakeri, Head of NCRI’s Security and Counter Terrorism Committee 4Mahdi Boraei, Member of NCRI

It is noteworthy to mention Masoud Rajavi, the President of NCRI was in charge of commanding this genocide operation dubbed “Pearl Operation” against the Kurds. Furthermore, according to the testimonies of the members of NCRI, Mrs. Fereshteh Yeganeh, Chair of Educations and Training Committee of NCRI was responsible for providing logistics and sup-port for the operation.

The crime of genocide against Iraqi Kurds was committed in March 1991 in two regions in the northern parts of Iraqi Kurdistan namely “Kafri” and “Kalar”. The Governor of Iraq’s Kurdistan province in a statement issued the names of persons killed, injured or captured by MKO forces.

The names of those who lost their lives as a result of this operation are as follows:

1. Samad Rahim Hassan Mohammad

2. Ali Mahmoud Khalil

3. Aboubakr Saddigh Hussein

4. Mostafa Mohammad Saddigh

5. Hussein Rahim Hassan

6. Sami Nasser Ismaeil

7. Servat Ahmad Rahim

8. Omar Ashraf Majid

9. Borham Ali Rostam

10. Ali Mahmoud Khalifeh Hamid

11. Aziz Ahmad Mohammad Ali

12. Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Ali

13. Salah O Edin Mohammad Ahmad Rahim

14. Najib Hussein Hassan

15. Farhad Rahman Rahim

16. Ali Abdollah Sadigh

17. Samad Rahim Hassan

18. Jamileh Hassan Hamid

19. Salar Mohammad Amin

20. Adalat Jabbar Hussein

21. Ahamad Mohammad Ghader Mahmoud

22. Mohammad Hussein Hamid

23. Jalal Hussein Abodllah

24. Mohammad Ebrahim Abdollah Farah

25. Aziz Mohammad Hadar

26. Rafigh Farigh Rahim

27. Sareif Faeigh Maha El Din

28. Hakim Aziz Ahmad

29. Abdolkarim Abdolrahman Fattah

30. Omar Mohammad Amin

31. Hamid Fattah Mohmmad

32. Yadegar Halah

33. Glaviz Abdolgahder Abdolkarim

34. Akram Ali Rostam

35. Ali Hassan Abdolrahman

36. Adalat Jabar Hussein

37. Kaveh Dara Ahmad

38. Aref Baban

39. Adnan Mahmoud

40. Adnan Hassan Ahmad

41. Haji Mahmoud Mohammad Rashid

42. Omar Mahmoud Mohammad

43. Osman Mohammad Gharib

44. Shokr Rashid Najmeh

45. Shalan Rashid Najmeh

46. Salar Hamid Raouf

47. Omar Ahmad Hassan

48. Nomid Omar Saleh

49. Dara Rashid Abdolgader

50. Mohammad Rashid Ghanbar

51. Ali Hassan Lafteh

52. Jalil Khalil Ebrahim

53. Mohammad Shokr

54. Loghman Abdolrahim Fars

55. Tahssin Saeid Abdollah

56. Ehssan Vahab

57. Talaat Shokat Majid

58. Mohammad Namegh Tabib

59. RibovarAhmad Mohammad

60. Majid Aziz Abdollah

61. Omar Ahmad Solyman

62. Zojiya Fazel Marhoud Owdah

63. Lyla Fazel Marhoud Owdah

64. Bakir Ali Saleh

65. Borham Jabar Majal

66. Maheh Mohammad Rahim Karim

67. Youssef Hussein Ali Ghader

68. Mohmmad Sharief Mohammad Saeid

69. Nor Edin Ali Ahmad

70. Noshirvan Ahmad Rostam

71. Ali Ahmad Abdollah

72. Osman Ghader Sadoun

73. Abdorahman Ahmad Karim Khadr

74. Omran Krim Mohammad Saleh

75. Fatah Ahmad Ali

76. Hussein Abdolrahman Ahmad

77. Adel Mahmoud Saeid Sharief

78. Loghman Mohammad Saleh Madouf

79. Omar Mohah Saeid Ahmad

The death certificates of some of those killed in this massacre are attached.

List of those who were injured as a result of this operation:

1. Hadim Hussein Ali (injured in the feet and abdomen)

2. Hassan Ahmad Rahim (injured in the toes and abdomen)

3. Khalil Ebrahim Abdolghader (injured in the neck)

4. Nori Sofi Mahmoud Khossrow (injured in eyes and hands)

5. Jamal Vahid Amin (injured in throat)

6. Hoywa Mohammad Ahmad

7. Mojhdeh Hussein Darvish

8. Khandeh Hussein Darvish (injured in the right hand)

9. Hussein Darvish Ahmad

10. Hatam Mahmoud Vahab Mohammad

11. Dara Ahmad Ali (injured in the abdomen, head and feet)

12. Nabard Assi Mohammad

13. Hmzeh Mohammad Darvish

14. Shilan Mohammad Darvish

15. Salmeh Mohammad Abdoljabar

The medical certificates and some photos of those injured in this operation are attached.

List of those who were captured and jailed in the prisons belonging to NCRI Group for almost five months are as follows:

1. Abdollah Mohammad Rashid

2. Ebrahim Mohammad Rashid

3. Adel Saleh Mohammad

4. Salar Mohammad Khan

5. Mohammad Javad Solyman

6. Shalan Hassan Fathollah

7. Mohammad Hassan Ali

8. Mohammad Ali Fars

9. Edris Ghader Shaker

10. Jalal Hassan Kaki

11. Omar Hassan Mohammad

12. Shir Ali Sharief

13. Mostafa Hassan Mohammad

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