Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said in a statement: "Instead of putting the names of such criminal and terrorist groups as the
Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) and Al-Ahvaziya on its list of sanctions, the European Union (EU) has given them a free hand to commit inhumane terrorist acts and is even supporting them." Qassemi described the EU sanctions as "illogical and surprising".
Rajavi, a prominent leader of the People's
Mujahedin of Iran political resistance movement, explained in her statements the reasons that led to the outbreak of protests against the regime.
How disappointing it is then to see this press release from the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, an Iranian opposition group also known as the
Mujahedin al-Khalq (MEK or MKO):
Police have said that most of the suspected militants were members of Jama'atul
Mujahedin Bangladesh, a banned Islamist group.
Instead of pointing fingers at the government of national unity, jihadist leaders should have introspected this April 27, the 24th
Mujahedin Victory Day.
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"They said that many of their
mujahedin [fighters] were unmarried and wanted a wife.
Meanwhile, spokesperson to militants' organization Ansarul Mujahidin, Abu Baseer claimed responsibility for the attack on security forces saying that it was as a reaction of the drone attacks in the tribal areas on
Mujahedin.
The Paris-based militant group the People's
Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), alleges the site has existed since 2006 with the first series of subterranean tunnels and four external depots recently completed.
All five of those killed were member of the
Mujahedin e-Khalq e-Iran (MEK) , a leftist opposition movement based in Iraq since it was outlawed in its home country.
The Soviet Union sent troops into Afghanistan on December 27, 1979, to prevent further gains by the Islamic militias, known as the
mujahedin (Islamic fighters).