The following statement was issued on 26 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the signing on 25 December of a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and the Government of Iraq for the voluntary relocation of the residents of Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf). He believes that…
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Rockets strike Iran dissident camp in Iraq
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE At least two rockets struck a camp in central Iraq housing Iranian dissidents Sunday evening, a senior army officer said, as Baghdad and the UN signed a pact aimed at resolving the residents’ status. Sunday’s deal had been welcomed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and came after Iraqi Prime Minister…
Secretary Clinton: Situation at Ashraf
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 25, 2011 Today, the United Nations and the Government of Iraq signed an important agreement on the temporary relocation and eventual resettlement of the more than 3,000 residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq. We commend the Government of Iraq…
Martin Kobler Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Iraqi Government for Voluntary Relocation of Residents of Camp New Iraq
UNAMI Press Releases Baghdad, 25 December 2011- The United Nations and the Government of Iraq signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a humanitarian and peaceful resolution of the situation of the residents of camp New Iraq (former Ashraf). The MoU was signed on behalf of the United Nations by the Special Representative of…
Terrorist Quds Force affiliated teams fire Katusha rockets at Camp Ashraf
NCRI – On Sunday evening, around 20:00 hours (Baghdad local time) terror teams affiliated with the Iranian regime’s terrorist Quds Force targeted Camp Ashraf with Katusha rockets that landed inside the southern section of the camp near where the housing units of the residents. On Thursday, General Hossein Hamedani, a commander of Iranian regime’s Revolutionary…