THE HILL By Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, Iraqi gunmen raided a camp in the hinterlands of Iraq where 100 members of an Iranian opposition group lived. Unarmed civilians were running around trying to not get shot while their assailants systematically gunned them down. The attackers were not…
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America abandons its responsibility for Iranian dissidents in Iraq
THE BALTIMORE SUN More than 50 people the U.S. swore to protect were slaughtered last month, almost certainly by Iraqi forces we trained By Thomas Cantwell In 2003, I served as a senior military officer at Camp Ashraf, Iraq. In keeping with my responsibility as an oath-bound Army officer and under the Geneva Convention, I…
Iraqi government and Iranian hostages
THE HILL Unspeakable torture and a high possibility of impending death awaits seven Iranian dissidents who are currently being held illegally by Iraqi forces. And it seems the international community is simply watching and waiting until this becomes a reality. The incarcerated dissidents were residents of Camp Ashraf, a once barren piece of land, which…
Use al-Maliki visit to send Iran a clear message
THE HILL By Ivan Sacha Sheehan Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Nov. 1 visit to Washington will say as much about the United States’ Iran policy as it does about future relations with Baghdad. Analysts will be watching closely to see if President Obama leverages his influence over the leader that many are calling a…
Over 150 Euro MPs call for the release of 7 Iranian hostages abducted by Iraqi Forces
Press release, Strasbourg-Thursday 24 October: Today, MEPs from all political groups in the European Parliament urged the leadership of the EU and the member states to force the Iraqi government to release the 7 hostages, including 6 women, who were abducted by Iraqi government forces on 1 September during the massacre in camp Ashraf. On…