• Killing of Mojahedin is a religious and ethical duty and in near future we will target them again
• We are committed to Khamenei as the Supreme Leader and refer to him for military and political issues
• Wathiq al-Batat has links with Al-Qaeda, has had 1200 operations against Americans and has inflicted blows to Mubarak port in Kuwait
International Arabic language newspapers of Al Hayat and Asharq-al-Awsat on Monday February 25 published interviews with Mullah Vasegh Albattat, leader of “Iraqi Hezbollah” and the “Mukhtar Army” who is in Najaf, Iraq.
He stressed in these interviews that he was under the command of the mullahs’ regime Supreme Leader and promised more attacks on the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI.MEK).
The interviews clearly show that the Iraqi Hezbollah and al-Batat are part of the mullahs’ regime Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is under the command of Khamenei, and operates in coordination with Maliki’s government.
In this interview, al-Batat “promised he would inflict a second crippling blow on PMOI and stressed that we consider striking and killing them as a religious and ethical duty and we would target them again in near future.”
These newspapers quoted him as saying “I am a faithful to the line of Velayat-e-faqih (Supreme Leader) that Mr. Khamenei represents and Hezbollah is a follower of Khamenei and we are committed to him as our leader and go to him for military and political issues … All of Hezbollah branches across the world are in touch with the office of the Supreme Leader and Mr. Khamenei… I am the regional representative of Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-Alawi Al-Gorgani whose permanent residence is in Qom and I am the director of his office in Najaf.”
He emphasized: His group will target “those who want to distance Shiism from the state” and promised strong response to Kurds in Iraq and Kuwait “in case they want to spread in the Iraqi territory.”
Al-Batat said “he has got master’s degree in military science from Tehran University”, “has executed 1200 operations against Americans” and “has inflicted blows to Kuwait’s port Mubarak.” He acknowledged “he was been in contact with Al-Qaeda from the past and his relationship continues until now.” “We occasionally contact them to get information in return for some money and they would provide it to us.” These statements clearly show that Al-Qaeda has no existence in Iraq without the Iranian regime and the terrorist Quds Force.
Meanwhile mullahs’ regime websites declared that Wathiq al-Batat “has threatened Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other dictators in the region” that “we intend to capture the Saudi Kingdom and pray in Haramein Al-Sharif (Mecca). He stressed that the Mukhtar Army would support the central government in fighting corruption and countering terrorist groups and Al-Qaeda and what is called Iraqi Free Army.” (State-run Asremrooz – February 25)
These statements clearly show the goal of forcible displacement of Ashraf residents to Camp Liberty was their annihilation and today their protection and safety is top priority. To prevent further catastrophes, the only immediate and available option is their transfer to Camp Ashraf, and the US and UN should focus all their efforts to this end.
Any delay in doing so under whatever pretext, is unacceptable because a repeat of the catastrophe and a fourth massacre is quite possible at any moment, and no excuse from the US or the UN or any other party will be acceptable.
The Iranian resistance announced on February 13 that the decision on the February 9 rocket attack against Camp Liberty was made in the mullahs’ Supreme National Security Council and ordered by Khamenei.
The responsibility for the implementation of the operation, the coordination with the Iraqi government was given to the terrorist Quds Force and the Iranian regime’s Embassy in Baghdad.
The operating group was from “Kata’ib Hezbollah or Hezbollah Brigades” death squads and Quds agents. These squads were created by the mullahs’ regime and in coordination with the Iraqi government they target in Iraq those that Iranian regime wishes.
Mukhtar Army announced its creation on February 4, five days prior to the missile attack on Camp Liberty. According to reports by Iraqi media and news agencies, it held a military parade in Sana’e club in Baghdad few hours after its announcement with Iraqi army and police providing their security.
The name Mukhtar (which symbolizes revenge) is a reference to Maliki. Asharq-Al-Awsat wrote on February 11: “In slogans that were shouted in support of Maliki by groups associated with him, they describe Maliki as “Mukhtar of the time”.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
February 25, 2013