According to a statement issued on Sunday by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s office, the Iraqi government said that Washington’s decision of delisting the MKO as a terrorist group would not change Baghdad’s position toward the group “which was involved in terrorist acts against Iraqis, in addition to its role in defending the former (Saddam Hussein) regime.”
“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.”
Iraqi security forces arrested the spokesman of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCR) in Iraq, local media reports said… Eqbal has also been charged for resistance against the Iraqi government’s decisions, specially evacuation of the MKO terrorists from the group’s main training camp, Camp Ashraf (now the Camp of New Iraq).
Referring to the final stages of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK, a.k.a. MKO and PMOI) expulsion from Iraq, Ali al-Moussawi condemned as unacceptable MKO’s objections to the conditions at Camp Liberty, ..Al-Moussawi called on the western countries to accept the members of this notorious cult. He went on to say that ..
The Iraqi government on Tuesday told the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization aka MKO/MEK/PMOI that it must move out of Camp New Iraq, which was formerly known as Camp Ashraf, immediately or be forced to leave, Reuters reported. Iraqi authorities have been locked in a protracted row with the MKO over their plan to move 3,000 members of the group..
“We have reached a dead end (with them[MKO/MEK/PMOI]) and the extension ends today,..”The Iraqi government does not define involuntary transfer as being through violence or the use of weapons,”Fayadh told the conference.Iraq said it will observe a grace period of”a few days”to allow foreign governments to offer the group sanctuary or to suggest other solutions to the dispute.
In a meeting with the representatives of eight foreign counties the Iraqi national Security Advisor stated that the MKO aka MEK/PMOI members have never shown any cooperation with the Iraqi government and Iraqi has accepted the six months period in response to request of the UN.
An International Conference will be held in Baghdad tomorrow [July31,2012] devoted to highlight the position of Iraqi government regarding eliminating the existence of the PMOI elements on Iraqi territory.”The countries that will attend the conference are (U.S. / UK / EU / Australia / Canada / Russia / China / Japan / in addition to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees…
Uday al-Khadran said Tuesday that they wanted the central government in Iraq to “forcefully close down Camp Ashraf,” since it is a terrorist group and is “responsible for killing thousands of Iraqis over the past three decades.” “MKO is not committed to the agreement signed with the United Nations …
chairman of the committee Nafee Issa said his agency, thanks to the assistance of five lawyers, has filed complaints on behalf of Iraqi victims particularly those living in Tuz Khormato town — located 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad – against MKO in German, Spanish, and Turkish courts.