as the US made its case for invading Iraq in 2003, it cited the Iraqi leader’s support for the MEK/MKO/PMOI as evidence of his support for terrorism.But now, after a two-year lobbying campaign that enlisted many prominent US politicians and former military officers, the group will no longer be considered a terrorist organisation
The Iraqi government has announced that 680 members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) have been moved ..Diyala’s Police Chief stated that the remaining 168 MKO members will be relocated very soon, he further added that the MKO members who are in Iraqi wanted list for committing Humanitarian crimes against civilians will be rechecked in their new camp in Baghdad.
In a meeting with the representatives of eight foreign counties the Iraqi national Security Advisor stated that the MKO aka MEK/PMOI members have never shown any cooperation with the Iraqi government and Iraqi has accepted the six months period in response to request of the UN.
Time is running out to find a sustainable situation,” Mr. Kobler said, urging the Camp Ashraf residents to cooperate with the Iraqi authorities and to relocate. He also urged Member States to offer resettlement to eligible former Ashraf residents, as “without prospect for resettlement the ongoing process runs the risk of collapsing.”..
The Mujahadeen- e-Khalq of Iran is allegedly responsible for assassinating US citizens and even worked together with Saddam Hussein.The group has been on the watch list for approximately 15 years, so why is there this push to remove the MEK as terrorists?
Government officials are advocating to clear the name of Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK, even releasing a number of PR adverts. This could further strain relations between Washington and Tehran. Jamal Abdi, the policy director for the Iranian-American national council, believes it’s MEK’s ties with Israel and US lawmakers that are driving the push…
after the creation of the Foreign Terrorist Organization list, MEK was one of the first couple to be put on there. One—well, the factual predicate for them being on there is that they assassinated several Americans in Tehran back during the Shah’s era, specifically three military officers and three civilians who were military contractors. They also did various attacks against American interests and assassination attempts during the time. And the MEK have been violent
In a first step toward evacuating the anti-Iran MKO terrorists’ camp and expelling its members from Iraq, the Iraqi government has announced the transfer of 400 MKO members from Ashraf camp to a former US Military base.
The Iranian families said they have come thousands of kilometers to see their relatives, and now they are few meters away and are unable to meet them.According to reports by Iraqi NGOs and the defected MKO members, the group’s members inside the camps have been living in dire conditions and deprived of their basic rights.
Thousands of Iraqi people held a demonstration in Tahrir square in central Baghdad to demand the immediate expulsion of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from their country.
