Iraq deporting 7 Iranian exiles after camp violence, opposition says
9/10/2013 1:05:31 PM
An Iranian opposition group said Tuesday that it feared seven Iranian exiles arrested in a camp in Iraq where 52 people died in recent violence were on the verge of being extradited to their country.
The Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (CNRI) claimed Iraqi soldiers launched the September 1 attack at Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, but Iraqi officials said the violence was the result of infighting.
"Seven Ashraf residents taken hostage during [the] September 1 massacre at Ashraf by the Iraqi forces are being held near Baghdad airport by the forces affiliated to the prime minister's office," it said.
"The hostages will reportedly be turned over to the Iranian regime in the next few days through [the] Al-Amara border region in southern Iraq," a CNRI statement said.
"The Iranian resistance calls on the US president, secretary of state, the UN secretary general and the UN high commissioner for refugees, who bear direct responsibility for the safety and security of the hostages, to intervene immediately to secure their release."
The Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (CNRI) claimed Iraqi soldiers launched the September 1 attack at Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, but Iraqi officials said the violence was the result of infighting.
"Seven Ashraf residents taken hostage during [the] September 1 massacre at Ashraf by the Iraqi forces are being held near Baghdad airport by the forces affiliated to the prime minister's office," it said.
"The hostages will reportedly be turned over to the Iranian regime in the next few days through [the] Al-Amara border region in southern Iraq," a CNRI statement said.
"The Iranian resistance calls on the US president, secretary of state, the UN secretary general and the UN high commissioner for refugees, who bear direct responsibility for the safety and security of the hostages, to intervene immediately to secure their release."