PARIS (Agencies)
Iraqi riot police withdrew from a camp housing Iran's main exiled opposition on Wednesday after a raid by security forces triggered violent clashes that left more than 400 people wounded.The Iraqi army had stormed Camp Ashraf on Tuesday after a months-long tense stand-off around the base north of Baghdad, but were forced to call in riot police to quell violence when residents tried to resist.Iraq's defense ministry struck a tough tone, insisting the offensive against the People's Mujahedeen base in the province of Diyala was justified under a security agreement signed by Baghdad and Washington in November.
Iraqi riot police withdrew from a camp housing Iran's main exiled opposition on Wednesday after a raid by security forces triggered violent clashes that left more than 400 people wounded.The Iraqi army had stormed Camp Ashraf on Tuesday after a months-long tense stand-off around the base north of Baghdad, but were forced to call in riot police to quell violence when residents tried to resist.Iraq's defense ministry struck a tough tone, insisting the offensive against the People's Mujahedeen base in the province of Diyala was justified under a security agreement signed by Baghdad and Washington in November.
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