“As Camp Hurriya is only a temporary solution, resettlement is the key to the success of this effort. There must be countries that are willing to accept Camp Ashraf residents after they obtain registered refugee status,“ says Kobler.So far, however, commitments by governments to receive Ashraf residents have been limited. Kobler has been vocal in calling on states to seriously consider taking them in.
Hundreds of members of an Iranian opposition militant group exiled [MKO/PMOI/MEK] in Iraq defied yesterday’s deadline to vacate their camp ..The MEK members who are holding out say conditions at Camp Hurriya are inhumane and refuse to be relocated. But Iraq’s government, the United Nations and the US State Department say the claims are just stalling tactics.
the Mojahedin Khalq organisation have reneged on its agreement under the Memorandum of Understanding to allow the remaining residents of Camp Ashraf to transfer to Camp Liberty on Wednesday. UNAMI had agreed the Iraqi deadline of July 20 for the closure of Camp Ashraf, but have been unable to negotiate with the MEK to evacuate the camp..
According to a security official at Camp Ashraf in Diyala province, one of the oldest members of the Mojahedin Khalq is reported to have committed suicide on the evening of Tuesday, July 16. ..an investigation was opened immediately into the incident.”The security forces reportedly found stab wounds on the body of the victim..
On Tuesday after noon the buses arrived at the Camp, according to Nejat Society reporter. Earlier Nejat Society reported of the arrival of 28 trucks to move the camp’s air conditioners, refrigerators and other equipments.Families picketing in front of Camp Ashraf told of the company of 2 MKO/MEK/PMOI members with the trucks.
According to the MEK’s official website another member of the organization died in Camp Ashraf. The man’s name was announced as Mohammad Taataii. This is the third MEK person who has died during the past two weeks in Camp Ashraf. Last week another MEK high ranking woman, Batoul Rajaii, lost her life in a hospital..
An informed source in the Committee for the Evacuation of Ashraf said that the preparation for the sixth stage of the expulsion of MKO aka MEK/PMOI elements was started on Sunday…28 trucks loaded their belongings at Camp Ashraf and transferred them to Liberty.
“It is past time for the MeK to recognize that Ashraf is not going to remain an MeK base in Iraq,” said Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, State Department coordinator for counter-terrorism, on the call. “The Iraqi Government is committed to closing it, and any plan to wait out the government in the hope that something will change is irresponsible and dangerous.”
The MEK seems to have misinterpreted the June 1 order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. MEK aka MKO/PMOIleaders appear to believe that the Secretary has no choice now but to delist them. That conclusion is quite plainly wrong. In short, the court did not order the Secretary…
Daniel Benjamin, the State Department’s coordinator for counter-terrorism, said the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK) aka MKO/PMOI must complete its move from the Camp Ashraf facility, which the Iraqi government has vowed to close by July 20.”It is past time for the MEK to recognize that Ashraf is not going to remain an MEK base in Iraq,”Benjamin ..