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MKO Funds Attacks on Iranians in Iraq

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The recent terrorist attacks against Iranian nationals and pilgrims in Iraq have been funded by the anti-Iran terrorist group, Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI), Iraqi media reported.”A hireling Iraqi group paid by the MKO is responsible for the recent attacks on Iranian pilgrims,”Alla al-Khatib, a prominent Iraqi writer and journalist said, Habilian website reported. The journalist underlined that available documents and evidence display that the crime had been committed by MKO affiliates.

Rioters Underline MKO’s Leading Role in Iran’s Recent Unrests

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Nasser Abdul-Hosseini, alias Behrouz, who was detained for his major role in post-election unrests made the confessions to a court hearing in Tehran ..”I went there (the MKO’s Ashraf camp) after crossing Iran-Iraq border at Qashr-e Shirin illegally and I was trained by a person named Siyavash in a bid to stage operations in Tehran,”Hosseini said during the court hearing.. he learned how to make Cocktail Molotov and received trainings from a woman named Zohreh, a London-based MKO member

Iraq denies blocking food to MKO camp

Nejat SocietyAugust 8, 2009054 views

…”That is incorrect … We do not block food or medical supplies, but we do block building supplies such as cement and metal,”Dabbagh said. Swiss-based human rights activists, including senior U.N. expert Jean Ziegler, said on Wednesday Iraqi authorities were blocking food and water…Iraqi forces last week took control of the camp on the Iranian border, home to the PMOI for about two decades, sparking clashes with residents

Iraq rejects MKO leaders call for talks

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The Iraqi government has rejected a request by the heads of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), for negotiations, an Iraqi official says..He did not name the Arab country but said that such a request shows how interwoven the terrorist group is with the intelligence agency of the unnamed Arab country..Press TV has learned that Masoud Rajavi, known as the leader of the MKO, is now based in Jordan, and that Iraqi officials have actually refused a request transferred by the Jordanian intelligence agency to negotiate with MKO/MEK/PMOI leaders.

Iraq governor says detained 36 Iranian exiles

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Iraqi police have arrested 36 Iranian exiles on rioting charges after clashes with Iraqi forces..Mehdawi said some of the 36 would be released but others would have to face trial.”We have two seriously injured Iraqi police. If they die, some of the detainees will go to court to face criminal charges,”he said..Iraqi forces on Tuesday took control of Camp Ashraf on the Iranian border, home to the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MKO/MEK) dissident group for two decades, sparking confrontations between police and residents who fear eviction.

Maliki Underlines Expulsion of MKO Members from Iraq

Nejat SocietyAugust 5, 2009055 views

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Tuesday stressed his government’s resolve to expel members of the anti-Iran terrorist group, Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI), from his country..Iraqi security forces took control of the training base of the MKO at Camp Ashraf – about 60km (37 miles) north of Baghdad – last Tuesday and detained dozens of the members of the terrorist group. The Iraqi authority also changed the name of the military center from Camp Ashraf to the Camp of New Iraq.

MKO not to be welcomed in Pakistan

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With Iraq determined to rid its soil of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI), members of the terrorist group set out to seek political asylum in Pakistan.After the Pakistan-based Jundullah terror group admitted to receiving MKO support and assistance, Iraqi National Security Adviser, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, said the soon-to-be expelled group may decide to move to Pakistan. ..Pakistani officials asserted that they would never allow MKO terrorists station themselves in their country and threaten the interests of their neighboring states.

Reuters:Iraq says Iranian exiles not allowed to stay

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Iraq’s state security minister said on Tuesday that no Iranian exiles[MKO/MEK/PMOI] living in Camp Ashraf on the border with Iran would be granted asylum in Iraq, including 56 he said were wanted in Iranian courts…Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government has said it wants to close the camp and send residents to Iran or a third country, a proposal they are bitterly resisting. The dissidents fear they will be imprisoned or executed if they are sent home.Iraqi Minister of State for National Security Shirwan al-Waeli said his country had no qualms about sending them back.

Iraq will not grant asylum to MKO members

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Iraqi Minister of State for National Security Shirwan al-Waeli says Baghdad will not grant asylum to any Iranian living at Camp Ashraf..The Iraqi government has declared that it wants to close the camp and send its residents to Iran or a third country.. .Last week, Iraqi security forces stormed the camp that housed members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI) and seized control of it.

Mass grave links Mojahedin Khalq to Kuwait invasion

Nejat SocietyAugust 4, 2009076 views

Police officials in the Iraqi province of Diyalah said Sunday that the mass graves contained Kuwaiti nationals who had fallen victim to the Ba’ath regime’s seven month-long invasion of Kuwait…If confirmed, the reports would expose MKO complicity in Saddam Hussein’s war on Kuwait, which killed more than 3,664 Iraqis and 1,000 Kuwaitis