REUTERS BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq evacuated an initial batch of 400 Iranian dissidents on Saturday from a base founded under Saddam Hussein, a first step towards expelling their entire group from Iraqi territory. The People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI), a group that calls for the overthrow of Iran’s clerical rulers, took refuge at Camp…
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State Department: Update on Camp Ashraf
Update on Camp Ashraf Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 18, 2012 The United States welcomes the peaceful departure of the first 397 residents from Camp Ashraf and joins the United Nations in welcoming their safe arrival at Camp Hurriya. The United States commends the Iraqi government for its…
Searches delay Iran exiles’ exit from Iraq camp
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BAGHDAD — Searches of Iranian opposition members have delayed their departure from a camp in Iraq for a UN-approved site near Baghdad, an Iraqi army officer and a legal adviser to the exiles said on Friday. A group of some 400 Iranians opposed to the regime in Tehran was to depart on…
EU: Iraq must ensure Iran exile group’s safety
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BRUSSELS – The European Union called on Iraqi authorities on Friday to guarantee the security of an Iranian opposition group transferring to a new camp near Baghdad. The National Council of Resistance (NCRI) has agreed to begin evacuating Camp Ashraf, its long-time base in central Iraq, and transfer the refugees to Camp…
State Department’s Statement on Camp Ashraf
Camp Ashraf Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 16, 2012 The United States continues to pursue a peaceful, humane solution to the untenable situation at Camp Ashraf. The critical next step is the voluntary movement of the first group of 400 Ashraf residents to the new transit facility…