In late April, 2003, the 934th FST was tasked by U.S. Special Operations to assess and treat wounded members of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, MEK, a guerrilla group on the U.S. State Department list of terrorist organizations.
The MEK carries out bombings and assassinations within Iran and worldwide. They broke a ceasefire agreement with the U.S. and as a consequence several were injured in U.S. airstrikes. Although they had a small hospital they lacked the facilities to treat their wounded.
A small element of the 934th made a total of 5 trips to Camp Ashraf over a 6-week period to treat the wounded, but it was apparent that many of the injuries were suffered by ongoing cross-border skirmishes within Iran and not by U.S. airstrikes.
The men’s hospital at Camp Ashraf. Men and women were kept in separate facilities.
