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Norway FM Eide condemns attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq

NCRI – Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide condemned the Saturday’s deadly attack on “Camp Liberty in Baghdad that killed several people and wounded a number of civilians.”

“It is important that the Iraqi government ensures the safety of the camp. The authorities must also investigate the attacks and bring those guilty to justice,” said Eide.
The statement by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working to clarify the residents’ status with the aim of possible resettlement in third countries.  “Norway support this work, and has repeatedly stressed the Iraqi government responsible for the residents’ safety and rights,” the statement added.

Thousands of Iranians living in Camp Liberty are belonged to the main Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) who forcibly where evicted from their home in Camp Ashraf, Iraq on February 2012.