Mohammad Faisal, Chairman of the Iraq Bar Association: “The conditions of Ashraf residents is in our attention, and we agree on any solution that respects their rights and dignity, and since the European Parliament plan is in this direction, we agree with it and support it. In no way will we accept the resettlement of Ashraf residents in another area inside Iraq”. (Hona al-Iraq Website, 24 May 2011)
Mohammad Eqbal al-Saidali, Member of Parliament from the Iraqi Intermediate Union: “The actions that Iraqi forces carried out against Ashraf residents that led to their killing and injury and imposition of restrictions on electricity, does not read with human rights principles. The presence of Ashraf residents must be in accordance with human rights and it must be dealt with in a legal manner, hurdles must not be placed in the path of a person that wants to stay in Iraq.” (Nina News Agency, 25 May 2011)