The Oct. 29 attack on Camp Liberty, located northeast of Baghdad International Airport and inhabited by about 2,250 members of the Mujahideen-e Khalq, an exiled opposition group to the Islamic Republic, left 24 residents dead and dozens of others injured. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle blame the attack on Tehran, but Republicans and Democrats have struck a different tone on what to do to protect the refugees.
'We are totally against the repression of the Iranian regime and what they’ve done,' said Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. 'We think that the people of the United States need to understand more clearly about what is really happening.'
Engel echoed Kerry’s statement following the attack, in which he pressed the Iraqi government to provide medical supplies and improve security to Camp Liberty inhabitants. Kerry also urged the Iraqis to 'find the perpetrators and hold them accountable for the attack, consistent with its obligations under the Dec. 25, 2011, agreement with the United Nations .'
Part of the problem with reaching out to the Iraqi government, say several Republicans, is that it has no interest in protecting the MEK.
Engel echoed Kerry’s statement following the attack, in which he pressed the Iraqi government to provide medical supplies and improve security to Camp Liberty inhabitants. Kerry also urged the Iraqis to 'find the perpetrators and hold them accountable for the attack, consistent with its obligations under the Dec. 25, 2011, agreement with the United Nations .'
Part of the problem with reaching out to the Iraqi government, say several Republicans, is that it has no interest in protecting the MEK.
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