The huffington post, 04 march 2010 the mujahedine khalq pmoimek was founded in 1965 by three muslim university graduates and sought to replace the shahs dictatorship with a representative government that respects human rights. Mujahedine khalq mek, also known as the peoples mojahedin organization of iran or by the alias national council of resistance of iran ncri, is a cult citation needed of iranian terrorists who oppose the government of iran. Mohammad hanifnejad, said mohsen, and aliashgar badizadgan founded the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi or mujahedine khalq, mek on september 6, 1965. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran, or the mojahedine khalq persian. Sazmane mojahedine khalqe iran is an iranian politicalmilitant organization in exile that advocates a violent overthrow of the ruling system in iran while claiming itself as the replacing shadow government. Sazmane mojahedine khalqe iran is an iranian opposition movement in exile that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran. Who is the iranian group targeted by bombers and beloved. In his response to my article on the connections between a number of potential trump cabinet nominees and the iranian organization known as. An honorific term adopted by some rulers, similar to ghazi. Mujahedine khalq organization mek the investigative. The peoples mujahedin of iran pmoi, also mek, mko persian. Originally created to accommodate the iranian opposition group mojahedine khalq aka mek, mko, pmoi, rajavi cult and.
The story of the peoples mujahedin of iran, also known as the mujahedin e khalq mek, is all about the way image management can enable a diehard enemy to become a cherished ally. Description the mek advocates the violent overthrow of the iranian regime. The terrorist designation of the mujahideene khalq back in 1997, only weeks after former president mohammad khatami took office as the new moderate president of the iranian regime, was a clear. It was considered a terrorist group by the united states until 2012. Iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedinekhalk niversity admission 3 december 2009 1. Peoples mujahedin of iran academic dictionaries and. We the undersigned would like to convey our concern regarding the potential delisting of the mujahedine. Since its inception in 1965 in iran, the group conducted assassinations of us military personnel and civilians working in iran in the 1970s, jubilantly supported the takeover of the us embassy in tehran in 1979. So far, it has lost tens of thousands of its members and. Mujahedeen khalq synonyms, mujahedeen khalq pronunciation, mujahedeen khalq translation, english dictionary definition of mujahedeen khalq. Filed under a specialized intelligence website written by experts, since 2008 tagged with assadollah asadi, france, iran, iranian ministry of intelligence, mujahedeene khalq, national council of resistance of iran, news, saeid hashemi moghadam, terrorism. Follow share on tumblrshare eric draitser, mint press news, june 14 2017.
Background briefing on an announcement regarding the. Do you have brief background information on how the book of martyrs was. The sordid history of state sponsored terrorism against. The iranian people have always recognized rouhani as a veteran regime insider who was a senior security official during the systematic execution of. The peoples mojahedin of iran or the mojahedinekhalq mek, also pmoi, mko. All engineers, they had earlier been members of the liberation movement also known as the freedom movement, created by medhi. The fascinating story of the controversial life of camp ashraf in iraq from its foundation in 1986 to the present day is told in this book. Embassy in june 1979 were actually special komiteh security forces of the iranian government, led by mashallah kashani. Mujahedin definition of mujahedin by the free dictionary. The mujahedine khalq mekshackled by a twisted history is available at amazon. Abrahamians book, saying mek made attacks for imprisoning, and torturing political activists which should not be taken equivalent to saying iran imprisoned, and tortured mek members, a report by an advocacy group which, at best, can. But after the 1979 revolution, it fell victim to the new dictatorships onslaught. The national liberation army of iran nla, the militant wing of the mek, the peoples mujahidin of iran pmoi, national council of resistance ncr, muslim iranian students society front organization used to garner financial support. Peoples mujahedin of iran communpedia, the communist.
Anyway, your sources include claims by three people allegedly poisoned and tortured, an out of the ark source, i. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran or the mojahedine khalq abbreviated mek, pmoi or mko is an iranian politicalmilitant organization in exile that advocates the violent overthrow of the government of iran while claiming itself as the replacing shadow government. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran or simply the mojahedinekhalq abbrevated mek, pmoi, also mko. The friends left in the shadow of war, july 17, 20. By 2004 mujahedinekhalq mek facilities in iraq included camp ashraf, the mek military headquarters, is about 100 kilometers west of the iranian border and 100 kilometers north of baghdad near. This book represents the best opinion of the authors at the time of printing. The views and opinions are the authors own, and do not necessarily represent those of cna, the department of the navy, the u.
A rand study recommends that most mek members be repatriated to iran. The mek is a cultlike dissident group, based outside of iran, primarily in iraq and france for much of the past three decades. Special events marking the publication of this work will be announced shortly. Iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedine. Mujahedine khalq is an iranian islamic militant organization in exile that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran. Mujahedine khalq mek shackled by a twisted history. Peoples mujahedin of iran wikimili, the best wikipedia. The untold story of the iran nuclear scare porter, 2014b, american journalist gareth porter identifies the role played by the iranian mojahedine khalq mek organization in israels. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran or the mojahedine khalq persian. The term applied to any muslims who join in a military jihad holy war and thus have higher status, usually, than a qaid, who does not. Five lessons from the delisting of mek as a terrorist group. In modern times, used by numerous islamist terrorist and guerilla groups to describe themselves. Mujahedeen khalq iranian guerillas based in iraq mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin a military. The mujahedinekhalq mek, the extreme iranian opposition group who was the target of a foiled bombing attack in france, was once a sworn enemy of.
In essence, it is an in depth and unbiased chronology and analysis of the unrelenting and unending. Mujahedeen khalq definition of mujahedeen khalq by the. The mujahedine khalq mek, or peoples mojahedin organization of iran, is an iranian dissident group that has been formally designated for the last 15 years by the us state department as a. The section designation as a cult is based on the section human rights record. The iranian mojahedine khalq mek and its media strategy. In fact, the khomeini elements ostensibly protecting the u. The mek is currently campaigning to be officially delisted in the us as a terrorist organisation. Human rights record and designation as cult sections edit.
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