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Wednesday, June 16, 2010     GET REAL

Iraq to maintain Iranian opposition camp as U.S. pulls out

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military has asserted that Iraq does not intend to shut down an Iranian opposition camp.

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The U.S. military said it plans to withdraw from a post outside the Iranian opposition settlement called Camp Ashraf.

The military said the withdrawal from the post, called Camp Grizzly, would not affect the presence of the Mujahadeen Khalq, which has been in Iraq for more than 20 years, Middle East Newsline reported.

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"United States Forces-Iraq has absolutely no control over Camp Ashraf," U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Bob Owen said. "Camp Ashraf is in the complete hands of the government of Iraq. Camp Ashraf is not closing on July 1st."

Owen said the closing of Camp Grizzly was part of the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq. He said all camps and forward operating bases would be closed by late 2011.

Iraq has pledged to close Camp Ashraf, with more than 3,000 Mujhadeen members and their families. Teheran has demanded the closure of Ashraf and the extradition of Mujahadeen members to Iran.

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