Iraq

We’re washed up as a race, we’re through, it’s all over, why should I learn to read the language? We have no writers, we have no news—well, there is a little news: once in a while the English encourage the Arabs to massacre us, that is all. It’s an old …

During a meeting over sugary tea in his spacious, well-appointed office, the member of Iraq’s new 25-person Governing Council abruptly rises from his plush armchair. He steps into a back room, and returns gripping a three-foot- long sword. YONADAM KANNA: Standing at the Assyrian Democratic Movement’s headquarters, with the organization’s …

Ahmad Chalabi, founder of Iraqi National Congress, ShiiteAbdel-Aziz al-Hakim, a leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution, ShiiteIbrahim al-Jaafari, Dawa Islamic Party, ShiiteNaseer al-Chaderchi, National Democratic Party, SunniJalal Talabani, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Sunni KurdMassoud Barzani, Kurdistan Democratic Party, Sunni KurdIyad Allawi, leader of the Iraqi National Accord, …

The ADM and ADO leadership met in Iraq between June 27 and 28 to address the current ethnic and national issues concerning the Assyrians in Iraq. The two sides stressed the importance of unity and directing their efforts through mutual national endeavors in order to secure and guarantee the legitimate …

British soldiers and the new Iraqi police force patrol the streets of Basra, but few nights pass uninterrupted by the sound of gunfire. “I don’t like to lock the doors of the church, but there is still so much insecurity in Basra,” said Zacharia. “It is the biggest problem we …

In a letter organized by Merced Democrat Dennis Cardoza, 11 House members are championing Assyrians as crucial to Iraq‘s future. The lawmakers cite an estimated 2 million Assyrians living in Iraq, and the repression they suffered, as reason for the attention. “We believe it is critically important for the future …

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bret Ladine June 13, 2003 (202) 225-6131 WASHINGTON – Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, introduced a resolution this week expressing concern for the status of Assyrians in post-war Iraq in an effort to draw attention to the plight of the two million Assyrians who were oppressed …

The list of the missing persons includes:  Yasar KucukasalanJac Yahkop SenGebro GurbuzFikri HobelBasar IsoSalih PedauiIvan Francis YoranEfrem SemirAccording to Rev. Joseph, these individuals are “all Assyrian Christians and were taken in by Barzani forces as far as we can tell.”Rev. Joseph also presented a letter sent to local Assyrian families …

  1. In his continued effort to promote trust, collaboration and unity among the Assyrian and all Syriac-speaking People, His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, on Monday, May 12, 2003, called a meeting of Assyrians from the Chicago area and from elsewhere composed …

The ensuing Iraqi and international outrage over the lack of security in these areas in northern Iraq as well as elsewhere led to recent renewed efforts by the US to reign in Kurdish terror squads. First, in a setback to Kurdish aspirations to proclaim the Assyrian founded city of Karkuk …