THE WASHINGTON TIMES Six people were killed and dozens injured in a rocket attack on a camp for Iranian dissidents in Iraq on Saturday. The Obama administration condemned the assault, which it described as a “vicious and senseless terrorist attack.” A woman was among those killed in the attack, which took place early on Saturday…
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Hutchison, Iranian Texans speak out for a democratic Iran
HOUSTON CHRONICLE Many Texas Iranian Americans and top United States political leaders gathered in Washington on Saturday, at the National Convention of Iranian American Communities, to talk about their efforts to create a democratic Iran. The event changed gears from nuclear non-proliferation and democracy to become an unexpected vigil following news of a horrifying event…
American dignitaries, Iranians across US, condemn attack on Camp Liberty
NCRI, Feb. 9 – Iranian Americans from all over the US and American dignitaries strongly condemn the attack on Camp Liberty residents, call for swift and immediate action by the UN and US, urge the return of residents to Camp Liberty In a strong display of solidarity, more than 1,500 Iranian American delegates from 37 states…
Calls for Iranian exiles to be moved to US after attack
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON (AFP) — Top former American officials on Saturday condemned an attack on a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq that left five dead, and urged Washington to allow the residents to take refuge in the United States. The National Convention for a Democratic Iran, meeting in Washington, also accused the US…
UN chief condemns attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq
REUTERS UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital early on Saturday and demanded an investigation by Iraqi authorities. “(Ban) strongly condemns the mortar attack today on Camp Liberty, the temporary transit facility near Baghdad for former residents of Camp Ashraf,” his…