Since the Government of Iraq took over responsibility for Camp Ashraf on January 1, 2009, there has been a steady trickle of people who have made their escape from the clutches of the cult despite the extreme strictures imposed on everyone inside.
![Mr. Shaygan broke free from the cult[MKO] after managing to reach the front gates of the Camp](https://st.nejatngo.org/Image/Repatriation/Ir_20100424/Shayegan_Camp_Ashraf_1.jpg)
The most resent escapee, Mr. Alamdar Shaygan, escaped the MKO terror group on 24th April, 2010 after 22 years, and joined the families behind the Ashraf gates.
![Mr. Shaygan broke free from the cult[MKO] after managing to reach the front gates of the Camp](https://st.nejatngo.org/Image/Repatriation/Ir_20100424/Shayegan_Camp_Ashraf_10.jpg)
Mr. Shaygan broke free from the cult after managing to reach the front gates of the Camp where a small group of families have established a picket for over three months. Mr.
Shaygan joined the families, who welcomed him as one of their own children.