| 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 in Iraq's Diyala Governorate. While Iraqi authorities claimed that three people had been killed resisting a military operation at the camp, the UN said 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.
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