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 debili-
tating injuries; 
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•HRES 89 IH 
Whereas The New York Times reported that Hezbollah Bri-
gades, an Iranian-affiliated group, claimed responsibility 
for the attack and ‘‘warned that others would follow’’; 
Whereas in an interview with the Associated Press on Feb-
ruary 26, 2013, one of the leaders of the Hezbollah Bri-
gades, Wathiq al-Batat, claimed his group receives weap-
ons and other support from Iran and promised more at-
tacks 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 ter-
rorists responsible for this attack must be brought to jus-
tice’’; 
Whereas the United Nations Secretary-General strongly con-
demned the attack and called for the perpetrators to be 
brought to justice; 
Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees described the attack as ‘‘a despicable act of vio-
lence’’; 
Whereas Amnesty International called the attack a ‘‘des-
picable 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 Hil-
lary Rodham Clinton announced the signing of a Memo-
randum of Understanding between the Government of 
Iraq and the United Nations which outlined, ‘‘steps nec-
essary to achieve a peaceful and viable solution for the 
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and that humanitarian protections for the residents 
of Camp Hurriya are upheld; 
(3) urges the Government of Iraq to allow the 
residents’ families and lawyers as well as inter-
national 
observers, 
including 
parliamentarians, 
Members of Congress, and the media to visit Camp 
Hurriya and assess the situation on the ground; and 
(4) urges the President to work with the Gov-
ernment of Iraq and the United Nations High Com-
missioner for Refugees to return the residents of 
Camp Hurriya to Camp Ashraf where they will have 
more protection from any future terrorist attacks. 
Æ 
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