| Raid on Camp Ashraf | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraq War | |
 Gated entrance to Camp Ashraf | |
| Type | Military raid |
| Location | |
| Target | Mujahedin-e Khalq |
| Date | April 8, 2011 04:45 (UTC+3) |
| Executed by |  Iraq |
| Casualties | 34[1] killed 318[1] injured |
On April 8, 2011, the Iraqi Army launched an assault against the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI or MeK), an Iranian opposition group based at Camp Ashraf who aim to overthrow the theocratic regime in Iran.[2]
Although the Iraqi government claimed that three individuals were killed, framing the incident as resisting a military operation at the camp, the UN said 34 people were killed and 318 injured. A United Nations inspection team discovered 28 bodies, including those of women, concluding that the majority had died from gunshot wounds. Iraqi authorities have not permitted journalists to access the camp.[3][1][4] The attack was denounced as a "massacre" by PMOI leader Maryam Rajavi[1] and U.S. Senator John Kerry.[5]
- ^ a b c d David Jolly (13 April 2011). "Iranian Group Seeks U.S. Shield After Iraqi Raid". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "UN: 34 killed in Iraqi raid on Iranian exile camp". NBC News. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Iraq raid on Iranian exiles' Camp Ashraf 'killed 34'". BBC News. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Protect Iran's Freedom Fighters in Camp Ashraf". Time. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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