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…
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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…
Iraq must urgently investigate attack against Iranian exile camp
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – PRESS RELEASE Authorities in Iraq must urgently investigate the attack against a camp of Iranian exiles that left several people dead and injured and ensure all those wounded receive appropriate medical care, said Amnesty International today. The investigation should also look into the conduct of Iraqi security forces in the lead up and…
Six Killed in Shelling of Iranian Refugee Camp in Iraq
THE NEW YORK TIMES BAGHDAD — Six people were killed and more than 50 were wounded on Saturday when several dozen mortar shells fell on a refugee camp for members of an Iranian opposition group, according to an Iraqi police official. The camp, on the site of a former American military base near the Baghdad…
Martin Kobler’s Remarks on Camp Liberty Attack a Disgrace
StopFundamentalism.COM This morning, Saturday February 9, about 40 rockets hit a small Iranian refugee camp near Baghdad known as Camp Liberty, killing at least 6 refugees and wounding near a hundred. The deaths and injuries are direct responsibility of UNAMI’s Martin Kobler as he is the instigator and the force behind the eviction of former…