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BAGHDAD — The U.S. military will relinquish control of a base near a compound housing an Iranian opposition group next month, a move that will close a chapter on one of the most intractable issues in U.S.-Iraqi relations.
The presence of the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran at Camp Ashraf has long been an irritant to Iraq’s Shiite-led government, and the exiles expressed fear they would face violence without the U.S. to protect them.
The announcement Thursday of the base closure July 1 came nearly a year after Iraqi security forces raided the camp, leaving 11 residents dead and dozens injured.
Denver Post wire services
