Tag Archives: maliki Iraq MEK Terrorism
2016/10/10
Mazda Parsi, Nejat Society, October 10 2016:... Supposing that Kennedy does believe in the cause of the MKO, it is worth to ask him what the group’s cause is. As Kennedy and his comrades claim, the MKO spouses a democratic and secular Iran. But, they do not define that how they want to bring about democracy in Iran using the MKO. Definitely,…
2016/10/08
Iran Interlink, October 07 2016:... MEK internal critic Iraj Mesdaghi is known as a prolific internet ranter. In the midst of his outpourings this week, he published pictures which he claims show Massoud Khodabandeh talking with somebody and using obscene language. Mesdaghi claims that Khodabandeh, the MEK and the Iranian government have all collaborated to work against him. Khodabandeh answered, saying…
2016/09/20
Fatjona Mejdini, Balkan Insight, Tirana (Albania), September 20 2016:... The People's Mujahedin of Iran is a controversial resistance group. Founded in 1965 as a left-leaning opposition to the Shah’s regime, it turned against the Islamic Republic following the 1979 Revolution. The US listed it as a terrorist organisation in 1997 but it was removed from the blacklist in 2012 after it renounced…
2016/09/15
Barbara Slavin, Voice Of America, September 15 2016:... A Marxist-Islamist group that killed six Americans in Tehran in the 1970s and lost out in a power struggle after the 1979 Iranian revolution, the MEK fled to Iraq and supported Saddam in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. That decision earned the undying enmity of most Iranians – a fact that MEK leaders…
2016/09/14
Mehr News, September 14 2016:... Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in response to US Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on securing the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) memebres , said "White House tries to establish a ceasefire in Aleppo to secure terrorists under siege by the Syrian army." He added that a review of US government actions and words clearly proves the country has not…
2016/09/08
Rudaw, September 08 2016:... “These don’t necessarily need to be Sunni jihadists or Sunni Islamist groups,” he told Rudaw English. “It’s important to note that Riyadh sent a signal by having Turki bin Faysal give his approval to the MEK (People’s Mojahedin of Iran), an Iranian dissident group this summer. I would argue this is symbolic of Saudi’s pragmatism, but at…
2016/08/29
Press TV, August 29 2016:... Every year on August 23, Iran marks the Government Week to commemorate the memory of the late President Rajaei and Prime Minister Bahonar. In 1986, the MKO members fled Iran to Iraq, where they received support from former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and set up Camp Ashraf, now known as Camp New Iraq, near the Iranian…
2016/08/24
Nejat Society, August 24 2016:... A group of 155 Mujahedin-e Khalq members residing in Camp Liberty, Iraq flied to Tirana, Albania. The members transferred on Wednesday and Thursday, August 17th and 18th, Neday-e Haghighat Website reported. Based on the reports during August, 676 residents of Camp Liberty (TTL) transferred to Albania. Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad said on Thursday August 5, that the remaining…
2016/08/19
Iran Interlink, August 19 2016:... This short film clearly reflects the increasing mental struggle of every member of the Mojahedin Khalq at this time after hearing that their leader, Massoud Rajavi, is dead. On July 9th at the annual gathering of the Mojahedin Khalq to celebrate armed struggle, Maryam Rajavi begins by praising her husband Massoud Rajavi's leadership of the organisation.…
2016/08/13
Nejat Society, August 13 2016:... Another group of 107 Mujahedin-e Khalq members residing in Camp Liberty, Baghdad relocated in Tirana, Neday-e Haghighat Website reported. Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danaeifar said on Thursday that the Iraqi government with the cooperation of the United Nations has so far expelled 65 percent of the MKO terrorists and the rest will be deported in 45…
2016/08/06
Iran Interlink, August 06 2016:... The commentary about Saudi relations with the MEK has continued this week. The main themes are that this is nothing new and that it will not be a long-term thing and that ultimately Iran will gain, not Saudi Arabia. A short analysis by Behzad Alishah covers the points made by others about the three main players…
2016/07/20
Press TV, Tehran, July 20 2016:... The Iranian spokesperson said France itself is one of the sources of instability in the region.“Regrettably, France, besides its continuous efforts to destabilize the region through its convergence with the creators and supporters of Daesh, has recently hosted a gathering of terrorist groups such as the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) and the directors of…