Assyrian Patriotic Party

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Assyrian Patriotic Party
ܓܒܐ ܐܬܪܢܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ
LeaderEmanuel Khoshaba Youkhana
FoundedJuly 14, 1973 (1973-07-14)
HeadquartersBaghdad
Paramilitary wingDwekh Nawsha
IdeologyAssyrian nationalism
Republicanism
Conservatism
National affiliationAthra Alliance
Website
www.atranaya.net

The Assyrian Patriotic Party (

National Rafidain List for the 2018 Iraqi parliamentary election
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History

The Assyrian Patriotic Party was founded on July 14, 1973, in Baghdad, during the visit of Yaqo Malik Ismail to Iraq, who was accompanied by a delegation from the Assyrian Universal Alliance. Within a short period of establishing the party, because of the nationalist drift between young Assyrian number of members belonging to the party palhundreds, even though the party was a secret to be done, he had been working very actively under the various aspects of social activities, sports and cultural rights. The birth of the party imposed the need to frame the tide growing nationalism among young Assyrians in general and university, and are not dispersed National Action and poured in a political way possible in which to go forward and take advantage of the experiences and practices of national past and to create continuity in the work and gain experience and accumulation in order to serve our people's cause.[citation needed]

In 2018 they allied with the

Dahuk.[2]

On July 22, 2023 the party joined the Athra Alliance, a political alliance representing Assyrian–Chaldean–Syriac interests in Iraq.

ISIS and the persecution of Assyrian Christians in Iraq

Main article: Dwekh Nawsha

In response to

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language. Dwekh Nawsha was formed to "protect Christian territories in Nineveh province, particularly the northern part of Nineveh," according to the group's leader, Albert Kisso.[3] It had 70 active members as of November 2014.[3] It currently has over 250 members in the Nineveh Plains, which is the heartland of the Assyrian people.[4]

Several foreign fighters have joined the Dwekh Nawsha.[5]

References

  1. ^ Samuels, Lennox (28 October 2014). "What's Behind the Attacks on Christians in Mosul?". Newsweek. IBT Media. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ISBN 978-1-5381-2005-7
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  3. ^ a b "Christians reclaim Iraq village from ISIS". CBS News. United States. Associated Press. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. Medium
    . Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ^ Paraszczuk, Joanna (19 February 2015). "The American Vets Fighting Against IS (And They're Not Mercenaries)". Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

External links

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