29 October 2015 UNHCR strongly condemns today’s rocket attacks in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, which have also hit adjacent Camp Hurriyet (Camp Liberty), reportedly causing injuries to dozens of people of concern and some 20 deaths. Camp Liberty is home to around 2,200 people of concern to the Office. The authorities have evacuated…
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Shocking Scenes of Oct. 29 Rocket Attack on Camp Liberty
23 Iranian dissidents, members of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), who are striving for freedom and democracy in their homeland, were killed tonight in the most lethal attack so far on Camp Liberty near Baghdad airport where some 2400 defenseless PMOI members have been kept in unsafe and inhuman conditions by the Iraqi Government…
Washington Times: Iran responsible for deadly rocket attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq, dissidents say
The Washington Times By Guy Taylor An Iranian dissident group said more than 20 of its members in Iraq were killed Thursday when a barrage of Iranian-made rockets slammed into a former U.S. military base near Baghdad, where the dissidents have been kept in a state of semi-captivity by Iraqi authorities for years. While the…
Ros-Lehtinen Statement Regarding Reported Missile Attack on Camp Liberty
Oct 29, 2015 Ros-Lehtinen Statement Regarding Reported Missile Attack on Camp Liberty (Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, made the following statement today regarding reports of a missile attack on Camp Liberty. Statement by Ros-Lehtinen: “I am deeply troubled by reports that Camp Liberty residents…
Kerry condemns attack on Iran’s PMOI in Camp Liberty in Iraq
Rocket Attack on Camp Hurriya in Iraq Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 29, 2015 The United States strongly condemns today’s brutal, senseless terrorist attack on Camp Hurriya that killed and injured camp residents. Our condolences go out to the families of the victims, and we hope for the swift recovery…