The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Hojatoleslam Mohammad Chavoshi, the political-ideological head of the IRI’s Navy.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group made the confession in No. 40 of the Journal of Muslim Student Associations’ Union Abroad, one of the group’s press organs during early years of the 80s.
At that issue, the journal's editors have
The Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a teacher and an IRGC member by one of its members during two weeks in September 1981 in the city of Qazvin.
The MKO terrorist group made the confession in the No. 40 of the Journal of Muslim Student Associations’ Union Abroad, one of the group’s press organs during early years of the 80s.
At that issue, the journal's editors have collected some news about the MKO’s operations in Iran which had been
The Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the murder of 150 Iranian people only in December 1981 in Tehran.
The MKO terrorist group has confessed to these crimes in No. 61 of the Journal of Muslim Student Associations’ Union Abroad, one of the group’s press organs during early years of the 80s.
According to a statement issued by the MKO, these victims were assassinated during a series of terrorist attacks called ‘The Armed Phase of Resistance’ on charges of
The Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group proudly claimed responsibility for “numerous nationwide operations” against Iranian people during the first few months of 1982.
The MKO terrorist group has confessed to a series of terrorist attacks against Iranian people at No. 40 of the Journal of Muslim Student Associations’ Union Abroad, one of the group’s press organs during early months of the 1982, citing the attacks as “numerous nationwide operations”.
At that issue, the journal's editors have
Based on input from State Department Iran-watchers and consular interviewing officers in the main posts that interact with Iranians on a regular basis, i.e. Ankara, Baku, Berlin, Dubai, and Istanbul, a cable from the U.S. Consulate in Dubai has focused on the Iranian popular attitudes towards the MKO.
“Showing a unanimity rare among Iranians, anecdotal information gleaned from both ordinary Iranians living inside Iran and abroad from Iran analysts strongly indicates that the ‘Mujahedin-e
The Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the murder of 30 civilians between August 11, 1981 and August 23, 1981.
According to Habilian Association, the MKO terrorist group has confessed to these crimes in No. 6 of the Journal of Muslim Students Association in Europe and America, one of the group’s press organs during early years of the 80s.
According to a statement issued by the MKO, these citizens had been assassinated by an operating unit led by a terrorist named
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury under the auspices of the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign states, organizations, and individuals.
As part of its enforcement efforts, OFAC publishes a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Saeed Jalali participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran before they were arrested.
The following are parts of his confessions broadcast on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
Under the aliases Mohsen, Bahman, Kaveh Mirkhalili, Karim Valipour, Jamali and Moqaddasi, I joined the MKO in 1980. As a new member, I was mainly selling the cults’ publications in my own neighborhood until June 13, 1981 (beginning of the
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Reza Dastpas participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran.
The following are parts of his confessions broadcast on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
Under the nom de guerre Sohrab Bahrami and Mohammad Reza Mansouri, I joined the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, a.k.a.) in late 1979. I began my activities in the MKO as a librarian. I then was moved to the Propagation Section to sell books and magazines and
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Ahmad Biabanaki participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran. The terrorists' confessions were broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), in which they confessed to attacks on Islamic Revolution's Prosecutor, Foundation of the Oppressed and Al-Hadi Foundation and killing and wounding several people. In the TV interview, Ahmad Biabanaki admitted participating in 6 terror attacks. Following is an excerpt of his
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Mohammad Reza Salmani participated in a series of terror attacks resulting in 11 deaths in Tehran.
Following are parts of his confessions broadcasted on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
“Under the nom de guerre Qassem, I joined the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan in summer 1983. I was sent to Tehran the next year before I was trained for military operations at several bases in Kurdistan. There, I
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Ahmad Abbasi participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran. The terrorists' confessions were broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
The following are confessions by Ahmad Abbasi, a Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) member:
Under the nom de guerres Mohammad, Yunos, Mohammadi and Mojtaba Khodasafian, I joined the MKO in about May 1984. We started by writing slogans against the Islamic Republic, distributing
Along with 5 more MKO terrorists, Mohammad Ali Arjmand participated in a series of terror attacks resulted in 11 deaths in Tehran during 1960s.
The following are parts of his confessions broadcasted on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB):
I was cooperating with the MKO under the nom de guerre Khoshkam and Ja’far Rezazadeh.
My support for the MKO dates back to the time I was studying at Newcastle University in the UK. I came to join the cult through the Muslim Students Association
Three residents of the city of Gorgan were martyred by members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization on September 29, 1981.
MKO members killed three innocent people and wounded three others after shooting unarmed citizens in Khomeini Street in the northern city of Gorgan.
It was about six o'clock in the afternoon that a gang of MKO members stole a car and set fire to a car tire in Khomeini Street. Then they tried to force people to chant their anti-revolutionary slogans. As the
A report by the Office of the United States Director of Central Intelligence dated June 23, 1988, reveals a part of MKO’s high treasonous acts against the Iranian nation during the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran.
“The Mujahedin-e Khalq (People’s Mujahedin) is an anti-Khomeini, anti-western group that advocates dismantling the revolutionary regime and replacing it with a Marxist-based program of Islamic socialism. It formed the National Liberation Army (NLA) a year ago and has its
In his remarks at On-the-Record Briefing on the Release of the Annual Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 report on April 30, 2003, Ambassador Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism said MKO assisted the Saddam Hussein regime in suppressing opposition within Iraq, and performed internal security for the Iraqi regime.
QUESTION: What does the State Department think about the ceasefire that was signed between the MEK and the U.S., U.S. CENTCOM, in Iraq?
Since this group is still on the
Since its inception in 1963, MKO opposed the pro-western Pahlavi regime, and carried out its strategy of armed struggle in the period leading up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The results included the murder of six Americans in 1970s. These assassinations were a source of proud for the anti-imperialist MKO so that they triumphantly claimed responsibility for the attacks in their publications.
However, after the fall of MKO’s chief patron, Saddam Hussein, the group felt the need to shift its
What follows is the response of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth affairs to the Third Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee Session 2003-2004 Iran
The Government welcomes this timely Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee. The UK’s relations with Iran affect vital UK interests in fields as diverse as proliferation, terrorism, human rights, illegal migration, and the trade in illegal narcotics. We endorse the Report’s main conclusions and recommendations, and set out our
The devastating toll of terror attacks is laid bare with a shocking study revealing the number of people slaughtered worldwide has risen by 80 per cent in a year.
A total of 32,658 people were killed by terrorists around the world in 2014 - an 80 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the Global Terrorism Index.
Terrorism is also highly concentrated: just five countries – Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria – accounted for 78% of all deaths in 2014. Iraq continues to
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) was established in 2005 as a US Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence based at the University of Maryland, tasked with utilizing state-of-the-art theories, methods, and data from the social and behavioral sciences to improve the understanding of the origins, dynamics, and social and psychological impacts of terrorism.
In 2009, START was recognized by DHS for outstanding contributions to the
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Hojatoleslam Mohammad Chavoshi, the political-ideological head of the IRI’s Navy.
According to Habilian Association database (Specialized Center of Research on the MKO's Crimes), the MKO terrorist group made the confession in No. 40 of the Journal of Muslim Student Associations’ Union Abroad, one of the group’s press organs during early years of the 80s.
At that issue, the journal's editors have
