Iraq orders MKO terrorists to leave

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:50:58

The Iraqi Interior Ministry has ordered the members of the anti-Iranian Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization
(MKO) to quickly leave Iraq.

An Iraqi official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the Iraqi government has officially
ordered the group to depart for a third country.

He stated that MKO should respect Iraq's constitution where it bans foreign terrorist groups to threaten
interests of the neighboring countries.

Son of the head of Iraq's Supreme Islamic Council, Ammar Hakim, discussed the exit of MKO members
from Iraq with the Iraqi minister of human rights.

Iraqi Attorney General, Jafar al-Mousavi, had said that MKO members would be brought to justice
based on international laws and regulations.

The MKO is blacklisted by many countries, including EU member states as a terrorist organization.

The group, now based in Ashraf camp located some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad, has
claimed responsibility for hundreds of terror attacks inside Iran.

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