AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BRUSSELS – The European Union called on Iraqi authorities on Friday to guarantee the security of an Iranian opposition group transferring to a new camp near Baghdad. The National Council of Resistance (NCRI) has agreed to begin evacuating Camp Ashraf, its long-time base in central Iraq, and transfer the refugees to Camp…
Month: February 2012
State Department’s Statement on Camp Ashraf
Camp Ashraf Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 16, 2012 The United States continues to pursue a peaceful, humane solution to the untenable situation at Camp Ashraf. The critical next step is the voluntary movement of the first group of 400 Ashraf residents to the new transit facility…
Iranian exile group to start evacuating Iraqi camp
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE PARIS — Iranian opposition group the National Council of Resistance said Thursday it has agreed to begin evacuating its long-time base in a camp in central Iraq to transfer to a UN-approved site near Baghdad. According to a statement issued by the exiled group’s base in Paris, NCRI leader Maryam Rajavi has…
Iranian dissidents in Iraq agree to move to new camp
REUTERS PARIS, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday she had agreed to start relocating Iranian dissidents from a long-disputed camp in Iraq after receiving assurances from the United States about their safety. Some 65 km (40 miles) from Baghdad, the settlement known as Camp Ashraf is…
Maryam Rajavi calls on 400 residents of Ashraf to move to Camp Liberty in coming days
Next groups will move in after minimum assurances are secured, especially removal of Iraqi police from inside the camp to avoid any tension, violence and massacre of the residents NCRI – Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, announced that 400 residents of Ashraf have agreed to move to Camp Liberty at the earliest…