REUTERS BAGHDAD – A camp of Iranian dissidents in the Iraqi capital was hit by rockets on Thursday in an attack the group said killed three residents and seriously wounded several others. A Shi’ite militia claimed responsibility for the attack on the Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK) camp in western Baghdad, which has repeatedly been the target of…
Terrorist Attack on Camp Hurriya in Iraq
Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 26, 2013 The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s rocket attack at Camp Hurriya that has reportedly killed and injured camp residents and also injured Iraqi police officers. Our condolences go out to the families of the victims and we hope for the swift…
Iran exiles say camp struck by rockets near Baghdad airport
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Baghdad — Rockets struck near Baghdad airport on Thursday in what an exiled Iran opposition group said was an attack on their camp that left three dead and around 50 wounded. Nasser Bandar, the head of Iraq’s civil aviation authority said three rockets hit near a military site in the airport area,…
Camp Liberty attacked with dozens of missiles tonight
Fourth Missile attack on Camp Liberty – Statement No. 1 At 21:15 local time (Thursday, December 26, 2013) Camp Liberty was targeted by dozens of missiles of different types. The number of those slain and wounded will be announced subsequently. This is the fourth missile attack on Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty (Iraq) in 2013,…
Hostage location classified
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Secretary of State John F. Kerry surprised members of Congress on Tuesday by revealing that the whereabouts of seven Iranian dissidents kidnapped in a deadly raid on a refugee camp in Iraq is classified. His comment suggests that the Obama administration knows their whereabouts and whether they are being held by Iraqi…