At 12:40 pm EST (19:40 pm local time) on Thursday October 29, 2015 at least 80 missiles slammed into Camp Liberty, where members of the main Iranian opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI, or MEK), have been residing since February 2012. So far 23 residents, including at least one woman, were killed and dozens have…
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Who bombed the camp of Iranian dissidents in Iraq?
NCRI – This article originally appeared in French in the Swiss daily ‘24heures’ and has been translated into English by ncr-iran.org Swiss Daily 24heures By Olivier Bot 10/30/2015 Repression – The camp of the People’s Mojahedin, Iranian dissidents in exile, was targeted by rockets last night. Who fired rockets last night at Camp Liberty, a…
UNMAI Press Statement on Camp Liberty Attack
Baghdad, 30 October 2015 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) strongly condemns the attack on Camp Hurriya (Camp Liberty) which occurred on the evening of 29 October, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. The camp, in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, currently houses over 2100 Iranian exiles. UNAMI urges the Government…
Missiles near Baghdad airport kill soldiers, Iran refugees
Deutsche Welle A one-time US base near Baghdad airport has been struck by rockets. More than a dozen people are thought to have been killed. Former Camp Liberty houses Iranians opposed to the regime in Tehran. Rocket fire struck a former US military base near Baghdad International Airport late on Thursday. Three Iraqi soldiers were…
Rockets land near Baghdad airport, reportedly killing 23
REUTERS BAGHDAD – About 15 rockets landed on Thursday near a camp next to Baghdad International Airport holding members of an exiled Iranian opposition group, an Iraqi military spokesman said, and a spokesman for the group said 23 of its members had been killed. It was not immediately clear whether the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of…