In response, Ashraf residents declared that the claim is an absolute lie and no one among them since the violent assault by the Iraqi forces has either left Ashraf or requested to do so.
The goal of the clerical regime and its agents in Iraq by propagating such lies is to lift the spirits of the Iraqi forces. These forces have become terrified after witnessing the colossal determination and iron steadfastness of the combatants of freedom in Ashraf, who rose up to defend the camp with empty hands in the face of the vicious attack of clerical regime agents. Adding to the Iraqi forces’ utter trepidation is the deep hatred of the Iraqi people and world public opinion towards the attack.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
August 1, 2009