| 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 a raid against the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI or MKO), an Iranian opposition group based at Camp Ashraf. 34 people were killed and 318 injured in the raid.[2][1] The attack was denounced as a "massacre" by PMOI leader Maryam Rajavi[1] and U.S. Senator John Kerry.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Iraq raid on Iranian exiles' Camp Ashraf 'killed 34'". BBC News. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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