Baghdad, 30 October 2015 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) strongly condemns the attack on Camp Hurriya (Camp Liberty) which occurred on the evening of 29 October, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. The camp, in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, currently houses over 2100 Iranian exiles. UNAMI urges the Government…
Category: Oct 29 Rocket Attack
Missiles near Baghdad airport kill soldiers, Iran refugees
Deutsche Welle A one-time US base near Baghdad airport has been struck by rockets. More than a dozen people are thought to have been killed. Former Camp Liberty houses Iranians opposed to the regime in Tehran. Rocket fire struck a former US military base near Baghdad International Airport late on Thursday. Three Iraqi soldiers were…
Rockets land near Baghdad airport, reportedly killing 23
REUTERS BAGHDAD – About 15 rockets landed on Thursday near a camp next to Baghdad International Airport holding members of an exiled Iranian opposition group, an Iraqi military spokesman said, and a spokesman for the group said 23 of its members had been killed. It was not immediately clear whether the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of…
SPECIAL: Iran launches attack on unarmed dissidents in Iraq, many killed
DIGITAL JOURNAL By Brian Booker Baghdad – The Iranian government has allegedly attacked a camp occupied by the unarmed Iranian dissident group, the Mujahideen-e Khalq. Evidence of Iranian made rockets have been found. So far, 23 people, including one woman, have reportedly been killed. Electricity has been cut off to the camp, making it difficult…
US condemns attack on Iranian opposition camp in Iraq
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP) US top diplomat John Kerry condemned an attack on a base that houses exiled Iranian opposition members on the outskirts of Baghdad, calling Thursday for the international community to help relocate its residents. At least 15 missiles targeted Camp Liberty Thursday, a former US military base near Baghdad’s international airport, which…