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Iraq slams US for contacts with insurgents

Americans meeting with Terror group in Istanbul)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has complained to President Barack Obama about a US meeting with Iraqi insurgents, Baghdad’s top diplomat said.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in Washington Thursday the Iraqi government found it shocking that representatives of "the Iraqi resistance movement" met at least one US official last spring.

Zebari told Al-Hurra, the official Arabic-language US television station, that the insurgent groups adopt violence and terrorism.

Zebari said Baghdad was still investigating the meeting, adding that it apparently took place in March in Istanbul and that the Iraqi government had discussed the issue with US officials.

July 25, 2009 0 comment

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Maliki complains about US-insurgents meeting

Iraq calls US officials meeting with Iraqi insurgents shocking

Maliki complains about US-insurgents meeting The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has complained to the US President Barack Obama about a meeting between US officials and Iraqi insurgents, a Baghdad official says.
Although officials at the US State Department said that they were unaware of the alleged meeting, Maliki implicitly confirmed that he had raised concerns about the issue with Obama.

Commenting on the issue, the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in Washington that Baghdad found it "shocking" that representatives of the "Iraqi resistance movement," Turkish officials and at least one US official had reportedly met in Turkey in March.

Zebari, however, said that Baghdad was "still investigating" the alleged meeting with the "resistance political council," confirming that the Iraqi government had discussed the issue with US officials, AFP reported.

The Iraqi premier, speaking at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), said that he was assured that conditions would be attached to any US talks with insurgents.

"The US government and President Obama told us that they will not be tolerant against those who kill the Iraqi soldiers, kill the US soldiers and kill Iraqi citizens," Maliki said.

"So there will not be negotiations by the US government or any of its representatives with those killers," added Maliki, who held his first White House talks with Obama on Wednesday.

July 25, 2009 0 comment

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US combat help not needed after June 30

The last US army personnel protecting Rajavi in Camp Ashraf to leave

This pull-out includes the 25 US soldiers based at Camp Ashraf for the protection of Massoud Rajavi. The MKO is staging a carnival-rally in Paris on June 20 as a last ditch attempt to force American support for the cult. It is unlikely that PM al-Maliki will change his position based on such a rally (Iran Interlink).

Iraq PM says government would only request American logistical assistance after US pullout.
BAGHDAD – Iraq will not call on US forces to take part in combat operations after they pull out from urban centres in two weeks, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in remarks published on Tuesday.

Maliki told French daily Le Monde that his government would only request American logistical assistance, a day after the top US commander in Iraq said the American pullout was on schedule.

“We will not ask them to intervene in combat operations or in operations related to maintaining public order,”the Iraqi premier said.”It is finished.”

Maliki said Baghdad would only call on US forces”for transporting our troops when we need them because we don’t have any planes. That is why we are purchasing helicopters from France and the United States.”

He did not expect”an explosion in violence after June 30,”the date by which US troops must leave Iraq’s cities, towns and villages as part of a landmark security accord between Washington and Baghdad that will see American forces leave Iraq by the end of 2011.

“Regardless, reports from the Americans themselves say our forces are ready to take over,”Maliki added.”There will be no turning back, there is no question of reviewing the agreement on the American withdrawal.”

On Monday, US General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, told reporters that the majority of his troops had already left Iraqi cities ahead of the June 30 pullout, and added that the withdrawal was on schedule.

June 17, 2009 0 comment

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MKO main supporter in Iraq fled the country

According to Habilian Association quoting from Buratha news, Well-informed sources told that Dulaimi had fled to Jordan to settle in another country Adnan al-Dulaimi who is a notorious terrorist and leader of Iraqi Accord Front (leading Sunni fraction in Iraqi parliament), had fled out of Iraq after becoming disappointed in possibility of being ignored from detention after the lifting of his immunity.

Sources close to his daughter Asma al-Dulaimi who is also a member of parliament told her that her father had pulled many strings in order to escape from being imprisoned after his immunity had been lifted; but his struggle were doomed to fail and he was left behind the closed doors, so he decided to run away from Iraq.

Dulaimi was also told by Ayad al-Samaraei, the Iraqi parliament speaker who is also a member of Iraqi Accord Front that he would not impede the application of legal proceedings after the lifting of Dulaimi’s immunity and nobody could support him.

The sources said that Dulaimi had fled to Jordan to settle in another country after two of his children who had been charged with felony and alliance with terrorists, were pushed to prison.
Shiites killings, sectarian displacement and abduction of American journalist Jill Carroll and killing of her translator in addition to attacking the Iraqi security forces are among the many crimes al-Dulaimi is accused of.

Dulaimi is one of the most prominent defenders of the MKO terrorist cult and has defended it several times in his press and media.

In 2007 the People’s Mojahedin Organization arranged a meeting between Adnan al-Dulaimi, and a number of members of the Accord Front with the Israeli officials in Brussels.

June 13, 2009 0 comment

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MKO leaders feared by Iraqi Police

Following the arrival and settlement of Iraqi police in Camp Ashraf in order to investigate the cases of residents of Ashraf, the leaders of Rajavis’ Cult have launched a large-scale propaganda collecting signatures of supporters of former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein to protest against the legitimate approach of Iraqi government.

The move by Iraqi police which indicates the declining process of MKO presence in Iraqi territory ,has terrified the cult leaders who have always prevented the Ashraf residents from free access to outside world and visiting their families . Now that the Iraqi police is settled in Camp Ashraf (a part of its territory which has been occupied by MKO), the residents of Ashraf will find the opportunity to voice their requests and to call for help against manipulative pressures caused by leaders.

Although, the presence of police in a society, assures the security and peace, Rajavis’ cult leaders are awfully terrified. The residents of Camp Ashraf arrived in Iraq with Iranian IDs and passports or they entered from a third country and stayed in Iraq as the guests of Saddam Hussein. Therefore, it is the absolute right of Iraqi legitimate government to investigate the case of the terrorists who had been sheltered by former Baathist dictator of Iraq.

The cult leaders fear from being executed and tried for their inhumane approaches against their own members and the atrocities they committed against innocent Iraqi civilians. They allow themselves to imprison Iranian youth behind the bars of their cult and to stop them visiting their parents, educating, traveling and having fun but they cannot stand the Iraqi police listening to residents and voicing their calls before the international community.
By Mazda Parsi

June 3, 2009 0 comment

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Iraq Asked for MKO Expulsion

Iraqi Embassy in London asked for expulsion of terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization from Iraqi soil issuing a statement on the necessity of the removal of the group and Iraqi government’s engagement in the rights of its neighboring countries.

The statement considers MKO as a terrorist organization which cooperated with Saddam Hussein in the bloody suppression of Iraqi citizens and has always intervened in Iraqi internal affairs. Iraqi Embassy called the maintenance of the group in Iraqi territory as “an unimaginable option” asking the MKO members to leave Iraqi for Iran or a third country.

May 24, 2009 0 comment

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Statement of the Iraqi Embassy in London

Remaining in Iraq is not an option for Mojahedin Khalq Terrorists

London, IRNA -The Iraqi government has called for the expulsion of Mojahedin Khalq Organisation (MKO) from the country, saying Ashraf Camp terrorists can voluntarily return to Iran or choose to go to a third country.

“But remaining in Iraq is not an option because Mojahedin Khalq is a terrorist organisation and…Iraq will not be a base or a conduit for terrorist organisations,” the Iraq Embassy in London said.

In a statement, the embassy also said Iraq is committed to “good relations” with its neighbours and will not permit its territory to be used for aggression against or interference in the affairs of other countries.

“Mojahedin Khalq Organisation committed crimes against the Iraqi people during the uprising in 1991 and supported Saddam’s regime,” part of the statement said, adding that terrorist MKO is also involved in activities against the Iraqi government while interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
Referring to the conditions of MKO members who are presently residing in Ashraf Camp, the Iraqi Embassy said there is no blockade of the terrorist camp as claimed by MKO leaders.

“After signing the Withdrawal of Multinational Forces Agreement (with the US), the responsibility for the security of the camp and its occupants has been transferred to the Iraqi authorities,” the statement read.

The Iraqi Embassy also pointed out that Ashraf Camp residents are not “political or humanitarian refugees” but terrorists whose activities are in contradiction to the commitment of the Iraqi government vis-a-vis its neighbours.

However, Iraq’s Embassy in London, said the Iraqi government is committed to the protection of Ashraf Camp occupants and will respect human rights principles.
Mojahedin Khalq Organisation is a terrorist entity which has assassinated thousands of Iranian officials and people.

Due to their terrorist supports for the Saddam regime, the Iraqi dictator gave them refuge and allowed them to set up the Ashraf Camp near Iran borders which was used as a military base to train terrorists and conduct operations against Iran and Iraqi people.

After the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Ashraf Camp was under the protection of American soldiers.
The United States regards the MKO as a terrorist organisation.

May 24, 2009 0 comment

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No terrorists allowed in Iraq

Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday,
Zebari: No terrorists allowed in Iraq Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari announced that the Iraqi government would not accept the presence of terrorists in its soil.

Mottaki noted during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart that he had discussed with Zebari in the various areas of political and economic interest of the two countries.

Zebari, in his turn, confirmed the depth of the close ties that bind Iran and Iraq. Stressing the importance of communication and consultation on various issues, Zebari also talked about the activation of the economic side in Iraq.

On the release of Iranian officials held by U.S. forces, Zebari said the Iraqi government is following the issue.

Meanwhile the Iraqi official referred to the presence of members of MKO terrorist group in Iraq and the position of the government towards them and said: "the Iraqi government will not accept the presence of terrorists on its territory and has taken on the evacuation of Camp Ashraf. We will not accept the presence of any armed groups on our soil to attack the interests of neighboring countries.

May 21, 2009 0 comment

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Open letter to President Talebani

Dear Mr. Talebani,
We also believe that it is time to disband Camp Ashraf.

But we also see the Problem, what to do with the inhabitants. They cannot be deported back to Iran without violating international law and human rights and without bringing them in danger to be prosecuted or imprisoned.

You can approach your aim easier – try to get the members of the MKO out of the influence-system of this organisation.

You should separate them from the groups’ daily grind and try to take them back to reality by getting them in contact with their families and the “normal life” outside the camp. Break the chains to the organisations’ ideology and many inhabitants will leave Camp Ashraf voluntary.

Of course, some of the inhabitants will want to stay in the Camp and fight for the MKO anymore, but if you decrease the number of Camp Ashraf inhabitants by interviewing them separated from the groups influence about their own will and taking those who want to leave out of the camp, you maybe can even break the groups’ motivation to fight for Camp Ashraf any longer.

We want to please you, to concentrate on getting in a dialogue with other (western) countries to find places, where the defectors of the Organisation can stay.
You can also intensify your contact to relatives and families of the inhabitants, which can try to convince their loved ones to come home, possibly even to Iran.
You should also negotiate with the Iranian authorities, that those defectors, who were not in touch with any terroristic activities in the past, will not be prosecuted or imprisoned for only being a former member of the MKO.

Show the inhabitants of Camp Ashraf, that do not need to be scared about their future outside the Camp and that leaving the camp and the MKO is a good decision.
If you can save a few of the potential defectors, many will follow.

We support your intent of disbanding Camp Ashraf, but we want you to keep sure, that no one will be deported against his will and under violation international laws and human rights.

Search the help of international human rights organisations and the international community to solve the problem in an human way.

Yours sincerely

AAWA Association
Dipl. Ing. Ali Akbar Rastgou
(Chairman)
Iranischer Kulturverein AAWA e.V.
Postfach 903173
D-51124 Köln
Email: info@iran-aawa.com

May 16, 2009 0 comment

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Iraqi PM: Mojahedin will never operate from Iraq

Iraqi PM, Noori Al Maliki in London: Mojahedin Khalq will never operate from Iraq

According to the London based Al Sharq Al Aawsat newspaper, concerning the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, Noori Almaliki the Iraqi prime minister said: we have been participating with the British and coalition forces during these times and the British forces have successfully brought to an end their military mission.

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Concerning the Mojahedin Khalq presence in Iraq he said: Under no circumstances would their presence in Iraq be acceptable. Irrespective of some speculation that this may be due to pressure from Iranians or non Iranians, I should emphasise clearly that even if Iran asks us to keep them in Iraq, we will not allow this. This is a terrorist organisation present in various lists of terrorist entities across the globe which of course concerns many, including Iran, the United Nations and other countries.

From our point of view, this is an organisation which has committed many crimes against the people of Iraq, being Kurds, Shiites or Sunnis, hand-in-hand with the last regime (Saddam Hussein) and even right now they are meddling in the internal affairs of our country and there are allegations of their active involvement in the present insurgencies in Iraq. Therefore we cannot allow their presence in the new Iraq. According to the constitution of Iraq, the country will not be used as a base for any terrorist organisation and no one is allowed to use our soil to act against other countries.

Maliki added: I clearly emphasise to the members of this group that although we will not hand them over to Iran, they should not for a moment think that Iraq can be a base for them.

Translated by Iran Interlink

the original Interview(Arabic): http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=4&article=517372&issueno=11112

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