Countdown for MKO Departure from Iraq

Ban Ki-Moon and Nouri al-Maliki join efforts to expel MEK

In a joint press conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Ban Ki-moon praised the Iraqi government’s handling of the members of the MEK aka MKO/PMOI organization during their transfer to the new camp, pointing out that the United Nations puts great importance on helping Iraq to end this issue. For his part, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said ..

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Barazani does not support the survival of the MEK in Iraq

In an interview with ‘France 24 News’ Fouad Hussein, head of the office of President Barazani’s Government of the Kurdistan Region, said”regional president Massoud Barazani does not support the survival of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization of Iran (MEK) in Iraq”, denying reports by some media that Barazani gave his support for the MEK to stay in Camp Liberty. ..

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Erbil, Baghdad in the same boat on MKO expulsion

A senior member of Iraqi parliament from Kurdistan Alliance has emphasized that his bloc “goes along with the (Iraq) central government’s decision on the MKO expulsion from Iraq.” ..“Despite the disagreements between Erbil and Baghdad, the two sides are in the same boat on the issue of MKO expulsion,” added the vice president of the Kurdistan Alliance.

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Ashraf will be fully evacuated in seven days

Baghdad has given a 7-day ultimatum to the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, NCR and PMOI) to fully evacuate Camp Ashraf, a senior Iraqi official stated on Wednesday.”The complete evacuation of Ashraf Camp and transfer of MKO’s remaining members from there will begin next week,”Iraqi Government Spokesman Ali al-Dabbaq told FNA in Baghdad on Wednesday.

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Baghdad Vows to Expel MKO from Iraq

Iraqi official have pledged to expel the members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, NCR and PMOI) from their country.In September 2012, the last group of the MKO terrorists left Camp Ashraf, their main training center in Iraq. They have been transferred to Camp Liberty which lies Northeast of the Baghdad International Airport.

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Iraqi government opens refugee camp to diplomats

“I wouldn’t choose to live here, but when we talk about refugees and what their living conditions are all over the world, this should be considered exceptional,” said Molina, the Spanish Embassy’s deputy chief of mission… Pakistani diplomat Saif Khwaja: “The people who are living here are not from Iraq, and the Iraqi government is bearing the burden of these people.”

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