IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 89 

Condemning the attack on Iranian dissidents living at Camp Hurriya, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

COTTON, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DAVID

SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. WESTMORELAND) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the attack on Iranian dissidents living at Camp 

Hurriya, and for other purposes. 

Whereas on February 9, 2013, dozens of rockets were fired 

on Camp Hurriya (formerly known as Camp Liberty) in 

Iraq where approximately 3,100 members of the Iranian 

opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), 

have been residing since being relocated from Camp 

Ashraf in February 2012; 

Whereas 7 unarmed residents were killed and approximately 

100 more wounded, some suffering severe and debilitating injuries; 


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Whereas The New York Times reported that Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian-affiliated group, claimed responsibility 

for the attack and ‘‘warned that others would follow’’; 

Whereas in an interview with the Associated Press on February 26, 2013, one of the leaders of the Hezbollah Brigades, Wathiq al-Batat, claimed his group receives weapons and other support from Iran and promised more attacks to come, saying ‘‘We will strike them again until 

they leave’’; 

Whereas the United States Department of State condemned 

‘‘in the strongest terms the vicious and senseless terrorist 

attack’’ on Camp Hurriya and demanded that, ‘‘the terrorists responsible for this attack must be brought to justice’’; 

Whereas the United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemned the attack and called for the perpetrators to be 

brought to justice; 

Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees described the attack as ‘‘a despicable act of violence’’; 

Whereas Amnesty International called the attack a ‘‘despicable crime’’, and urged authorities in Iraq to ‘‘ensure 

not only that those responsible for this attack are 

brought to justice but that those living in the camp are 

protected’’; 

Whereas on December 25, 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of 

Iraq and the United Nations which outlined, ‘‘steps necessary to achieve a peaceful and viable solution for the 


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residents of Ashraf, including their temporary relocation 

[from Camp Ashraf] to Camp Hurriya’’; 

Whereas on February 18, 2012, the United States Department of State commended the MEK members for their 

cooperation and assistance in implementation of the 

Memorandum of Understanding and pledged that, ‘‘In 

addition to around-the-clock U.N. human rights monitoring, the U.S. will visit the temporary transit facility at 

[Hurriya] regularly and frequently’’; 

Whereas since the relocation to Camp Hurriya, only 6 residents have been resettled through the United Nations 

process, despite the completion of over 1,800 interviews; 

Whereas Camp Hurriya asylum-seekers live in exposed trailers without the ability to protect themselves from future 

attacks; and 

Whereas the attack and the stated threat of future assaults 

lay bare the fact that these Iranian dissidents will neither 

be safe nor secure at Camp Hurriya which was designated as a ‘‘temporary’’ place: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the attack against the residents 

3 of Camp Hurriya; 

4 (2) calls on the President to work with the Gov5 ernment of Iraq to ensure that the December 25, 

6 2011, Memorandum of Understanding signed by the 

7 United Nations and the Government of Iraq on the 

8 temporary relocation and eventual resettlement of 

9 the residents of Camp Ashraf is fully implemented, 


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1 and that humanitarian protections for the residents 

2 of Camp Hurriya are upheld; 

3 (3) urges the Government of Iraq to allow the 

4 residents’ families and lawyers as well as inter5 national observers, including parliamentarians, 

6 Members of Congress, and the media to visit Camp 

7 Hurriya and assess the situation on the ground; and 

8 (4) urges the President to work with the Gov9 ernment of Iraq and the United Nations High Com10 missioner for Refugees to return the residents of 

11 Camp Hurriya to Camp Ashraf where they will have 

12 more protection from any future terrorist attacks. 

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