PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 18th January 2017   Iran Appoints Terrorist Chief as Ambassador to Iraq   The recent appointment of Brigadier Iraj Masjadi as Iran’s ambassador to Iraq has provided the clearest evidence yet of the theocratic regime’s aggressive dominance over its closest neighbour. The appointment has been roundly condemned by the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA), whose President – Struan Stevenson – says that Masjadi’s appointment clearly demonstrates how Iran exults in its role as the world’s…

Press release- 9 September 2016 A big victory for the Iranian opposition PMOI as the last remaining members in Camp Liberty, leave Iraq for Albania This afternoon the main Iranian opposition PMOI, moved their remaining members who were previously trapped in Camp Liberty near Baghdad airport. This successful huge transfer took place while the Iranian regime planned to either eliminate or rip apart its main enemy while they were still in Iraq. This final round of departures marks the successful…

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 5th July 2016 IRAQ: SHOCKING MISSILE ATTACK ON IRANIAN REFUGEE CAMP CONDEMNED Four Urgent calls on UN and US In yet another outrageous and unprovoked attack on the defenseless Iranian refugees in Camp Liberty, near Baghdad Airport, over 50 missiles were fired last night into the compound from within the tight government-controlled security zone surrounding the camp’s perimeter. Over 50 residents, including 14 women, were seriously injured and large parts of the camp were destroyed.…

PRESS RELEASE- for release 29th June 2016 AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST POLICY CONDEMNED Speaking on the eve of a major seminar in the House of Commons, Struan Stevenson, the President of the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) has condemned American policy in the Middle East.Struan Stevenson said:“For those who thought that America was stealthily pulling out of the Middle East in pursuit of a policy of gradual disengagement pursued by Obama, a shocking truth is beginning to unfold. Far from disengaging,…

RESS RELEASE For immediate release 10th June 2016 IRAQ: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IGNORING ETHNIC CLEANSING IN FALLUJAH Horrific sectarian atrocities are being committed in the final push to ‘liberate’ the ancient city of Fallujah, 43 miles from Baghdad. Iranian-led Shi’ite militias who form the main part of the force fighting to re-capture the city from Daesh (ISIS) are systematically arresting Sunni men and women fleeing the besieged city. Many are being tortured and executed. Struan Stevenson, President of the European Iraqi Freedom…

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 3rd June 2016  THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS Catastrophe in Fallujah   Western policy in Iraq is aiding and abetting the slaughter of the innocents in Fallujah. This is the controversial view of Struan Stevenson, President of the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA). Speaking as the operation to ‘liberate’ Fallujah from Daesh (ISIS) fanatics enters its second week, Mr Stevenson said: “We seem to have learned no lessons from the fate of Ramadi, which was…

PRESS RELEASE - For immediate release 19th May 2016 In the absence of real reform, IRAQ LURCHING TOWARDS CATASTROPHE   “If real and comprehensive reforms are not carried out, Iraq will lurch towards catastrophe.” This was the view expressed today by Struan Stevenson, President of the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) and a former President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iraq (2009-2014). Stevenson strongly condemned the recent explosions in Baghdad and other cities and said it would be…

6 May 2016 Mr. President,Members of the Security Council,Secretary-General, On the eve of the UN Security Council session on Iraq, I am writing to you on behalf of the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) to draw your attention to a number of points concerning the current crisis in Iraq. I have closely followed Iraq ever since 2003 and as the President of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Iraq from 2009 to 2014, I travelled extensively to Baghdad, Erbil…

Iran's army entering the war in Syria is a blatant violation of international law and must be met with an overwhelming response and action by the international community. With the Syrian revolution against the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad entering its sixth year, Tehran has escalated the presence in Syria of its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), together with regular Iranian military units, who are waging a brutal campaign against the Syrian people and the moderate opposition. In recent weeks, a significant…

Iran's army entering the war in Syria is a blatant violation of international law and must be met with an overwhelming response and action by the international community. With the Syrian revolution against the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad entering its sixth year, Tehran has escalated the presence in Syria of its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), together with regular Iranian military units, who are waging a brutal campaign against the Syrian people and the moderate opposition. In recent weeks, a…