2013 Camp Ashraf massacre
Part of Iraq Conflict
LocationCamp Ashraf, Iraq
DateSeptember 1, 2013 (2013-09-01)
Deaths52
Victims People's Mujahedin of Iran

The 2013 Camp Ashraf massacre (also referred to as the September 1 massacre) was a suspected terrorist attack on the Camp Ashraf refugee camp of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), leaving 52 PMOI members dead and 7 missing. Iraqi security forces were believed to be responsible for the assault, with guidance and support from the Iranian government.[1][2]

On 17 December 2013, Foreign Policy magazine revealed that "U.S. intelligence officials believe that Iranian commandos took part" in the attack "and then spirited seven members of the group back to Iran." Specifically, U.S. officials say that members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "helped plan and direct the assault on the camp... Gunmen from two of Tehran's Iraqi-based proxies, Kata'ib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, then carried out the actual attack." Regarding Iraqi involvement, a U.S. official said, "Iraqi soldiers didn't get in the way of what was happening at Ashraf, but they didn't do the shooting."[3]

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  1. ^ Williams, Carol J. (19 September 2013). "Envoys urge U.N. probe of massacre at Iranian exile camp in Iraq". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ^ Ashish Kumar Sen (1 September 2013). "52 Iranian exiles killed at Iraq's Camp Ashraf". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ^ Dreazen, Yochi (17 December 2013). "Exclusive: U.S. Fingers Iranian Commandos for Kidnapping Raid Inside Iraq". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Secretary-General Deplores Deaths at Camp Ashraf in Iraq, Urging Investigation". United Nations. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Iraq: UN human rights office, UN mission condemn attack on Camp Ashraf". UN News Centre. 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Situation at Camp Ashraf in Iraq". U.S. Department of State. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton on the killing of residents at Camp Ashraf" (PDF). European Union. 2 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Foreign Office Minister condemns violence at Camp Ashraf, Iraq". Amnesty International. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Iraq: Impartial investigation of Camp Ashraf deaths crucial". Amnesty International. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2023-05-27.

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