| US forces have collected thousands of tanks and heavy weapons from the Iraq-based armed Iranian opposition under a disarmament deal struck last week, Central Command said Saturday. "Coalition forces have consolidated 2,139 tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery pieces, air defense artillery pieces and miscellaneous vehicles formerly in the possession of the Mujahedin e-Khalq Organization (MKO) forces," otherwise known as the People's Mujahedeen, Centcom said. "The 4th Infantry Division also reports they have destroyed most of the MKO munitions and caches. The voluntary, peaceful resolution of this process by the MEK and the Coalition significantly contributes to the Coalition's mission to establish a safe and secure environment for the people of Iraq." The US-listed terrorist organisation began submitting heavy weapons and thousands of fighters to US control in Iraq last Sunday, a day after the deal was struck at a guerrilla base in northeastern Iraq. Under the agreement, the Mujahedeen's 4,000 to 5,000 fighters — many of whom were educated in the United States and Europe — were to gather at one of their base camps in northeastern Iraq and submit to US control. |