Mujahedin Khalq Declining

Iraq to sue states supporting MKO

“Iraq will sue those governments that support the MKO in order to harm Baghdad,”Maliki said at a Saturday press conference, Al-Alam news network reported.”The Western states put the MKO on the list of terrorist groups for its crimes against Iraqi people, but they support it now,”he noted.Maliki was referring to a recent decision by a Spanish court to summon the Iraqi premier regarding the incidents in Camp Ashraf — where the MKO/MEK/PMOI terrorists are currently located — in April…Iraq does not recognize the Spanish court’s order.

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Iraq says not to allow PJAK, MKO to act

“Iraq is resolute not to allow Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI) members to stay inside its territory. Situation would be very hard for them (the group members) to stay inside Iraqi soil after upcoming withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq,”he told ISNA.”Iraq will never allow any terrorist cell to act against its neighboring states,”the Iraqi top diplomat added…the ambassador noted,”no terrorist group including PJAK and MKO is permitted to act against neighboring states based on Iraqi Constitution.”..

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A remarkable number of the MKO members return to Iran

Asked about Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), he said that the Iraqi government is determined to expel the members of the terrorist group from the country by the end of this year.He also said that most of the members of this group that have escaped from Camp Ashraf are trying to return to Iran.“After escape, they usually seek refuge in Iraq, and most of them demand to be granted permission to enter Iran as they have requested in their interviews with the International Committee of the Red Cross,” he said referring to those members of the group that have not been involved in any criminal action.

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Senior Tribal Leader Urges Expulsion of MKO Members from Iraq

..The al-Azzah tribe and I as the leader of the tribe welcome expulsion of the MKO,”Mazan Habib Kheizaran told FNA on Wednesday, adding that all the people of the Diyala province support the Iraqi government and parliament’s plan for expelling the MKO from the country. ..Noting the fate of the terrorist group, Habib Kheizaran said according to the information he has obtained in his rare meetings with certain members of the MKO/MEK/PMOI, the members of the terrorist group are due to be sent to the European countries in small groups… He pointed to the problems that the MKO has created for the Iraqi people, and said given the fact that Iraq needs the assistance and cooperation of the neighboring

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Non-Iranian nationals to validate the MEK’s”Largest gathering of Iranians”claim

Most of the criticisms of the PMOI today converge on what is perceived to be their pursuit of power. The event in Paris did nothing to dispel such criticisms. It was undoubtedly led and orchestrated by genuine PMOI activists, but it is less certain how convinced the others present were about the gathering – people who had been offered an inclusive free trip to Paris.What they discovered when they got there was that they would not see Paris, but only a huge exhibition hall in Villepinte, with no shops, kiosks or even benches to sit on in the visible vicinity. While remaining sympathetic to the plight of the Iranian people, many seemed disappointed at being used to make up the numbers..

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SIIC rep: MKO members should leave Iraq end of 2011

… Members of Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) should completely leave Iraq by the end of 2011, said Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) representative in Tehran, Majed Ghamas.”MKO members should leave Iraq and Ashraf Camp based on Iraqi government’s official stance and there should be no trace of them inside Iraq by the end of 2011. There are minority of people who are against withdrawal of the group from Iraq, but Kurds, Shiites and overwhelming majority of Sunnis are against presence of MKO members inside Iraq,”he told ISNA. Ghamas then added,”the US forces took control of Ashraf Camp after Saddam’s collapse and …

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Iraqi ambassador: Iraq to expel terrorist Mojahedin Khalq soon

… The ambassador said that the Iraqi government has also raised the issue with the European Union. Al-Sheikh said that the terrorist MKO refugees were given a camp under the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein when they were serving under the then Iraqi army command to crack down Iraqi opposition in southern Iraq. ‘So, the new Iraqi government set a deadline for them to leave Iraq. “The Iraqi leaders have consulted with EU over the MKO refugees and maintained that Iraq can not tolerate presence ..

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Mojahedin Khalq rejects US relocation proposal

… Rajavi said the US was responsible to protect MKO members in Camp Ashraf and called for the formation of a permanent monitoring team backed by the United States and the European Union to ensure the safety of the terrorist group. In April, the MKO members clashed with the Iraqi security forces who were involved in an operation to reclaim land from the camp and return it to local farmers. The MKO claimed that the Iraqi forces killed 34 of its members in the clashes. But Iraqi officials refuted the allegation, saying the camp residents were killed by the MKO organization itself …

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Iraqi politicians reach consensus on evacuating Camp Ashraf

Iraqi president Jalal Talabani announced that the Iraqi government will expel the MKO members from Iraq by the end of this year.Observers say, MKO members have tried on many occasion to provoke int’l community into putting pressure on Iraqi government by claiming that the Iraqi forces have attacked or mistreating them. The claims have been denied by Iraqi officials.The MKO is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community.and is responsible for numerous acts of terror and violence against Iranian civilians and government officials..

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Four more hostages have escaped from Camp Ashraf

… An Iraqi official claimed Thursday that 58 people have fled from an Iranian exiles’ camp northeast of Baghdad and promised the government would help them immigrate into another country. The claim by Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammed al-Askari is the latest in the saga of several thousand Iranian exiles living in Camp Ashraf, where an April 8 raid by the Iraqi army killed dozens or residents. The camp is run by the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran,..

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