Camp Liberty in Iraq houses some 3,000 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) who were forcibly evicted from their decade’s home in Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
The press release by the UNHCR issued on Saturday said: “The High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres strongly condemns today’s rocket attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq that reportedly killed two people and wounded dozens.”
“This is another unacceptable and horrific act of violence,” Mr. Guterres said. He also expresses his deep condolences to the families of the victims and his sympathy and concern for the injured.
“I call on the Iraqi Government to take immediate measures to ensure the safety and security of the residents and to prevent any further such attacks,” he said.
“The High Commissioner also calls on all countries to help find urgent solutions for the Camp Liberty residents,” he statement said.
On Saturday, Mrs Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in letters written to Secretary of State Kerry, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the High Commissioner for Refugees called for immediate action to return the residents to Ashraf.
She added: “The Iranian regime and the Government of Iraq are determined to carry out the total massacre of the refugees and asylum seekers.”
US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the ‘brutal, senseless and utterly unacceptable’ rocket attack on Camp Liberty and demanded the terrorist culprits be brought to justice.
Mr Kerry said: “The United States strongly condemns today’s brutal, senseless, and utterly unacceptable rocket attack on Camp Hurriya (Camp Liberty) that killed and injured camp residents.