Iran Dissident Group Removed from US Terrorist List
No confirmed terrorist attacks from Mujahedin Khalq in more than a decade
The State Department formally removed the Iranian dissident group Mujahedin Khalq from its list of terrorist groups, even while pointing out its lingering concerns about the organization.
In a statement issued Friday under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's name, the department said it knew of no confirmed acts of terrorism committed by the group in more than a decade and cited its cooperation in removing some of its members from a paramilitary camp in Iraq formerly under U.S. protection.
Even so, the department said it remained concerned about allegations that the group, also known by the initials MEK, had abused some of its own members.
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