Iran praises Iraq for deadly raid on exile group
Iran's top diplomat on Saturday praised Iraqi authorities for launching a deadly raid on a camp of Iranian exiles considered terrorists by Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the Iraqi army was right to storm Camp Ashraf, located about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad. The sprawling desert settlement is home to about 3,400 members of the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, which seeks to overthrow Iran's leaders and is considered a terrorist group by Tehran. Iraqi army forces stormed the camp before dawn on Friday after the exiles provoked soldiers. (AP)
