15 ISIS Militants Killed in Airstrike in Eastern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Xinhua) -- Fifteen Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in an airstrike on an IS hideout in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, provincial security source said.
Mass Protests in Iraq Left 831 People Killed, Wounded
By Mohammed Ebraheem
A Baghdad-based war monitor announced on Sunday that the mass protests in Iraq had left 831 protesters killed and injured over the past 10 days.
Iraq's 2018 Elections Aftermath: a Critical Situation for Assyrians
By Adad Alan Shmuel and Joanne Patti Munisteri
The May 2018 election results shocked Iraq. Officially, it was the lowest voter turnout recorded since the first freely held elections after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2005. According to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) Iraq recorded a 79.63% voter turnout in 2005.
Assyriology Conference Held At the University of Innsbruck
By Abdulmesih BarAbraham
Innsbruck (AINA) -- The 64th annual conference Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI'64) organized by the International Association for Assyriology (IAA), along with the 12th Melammu Symposium, was hosted this year by the department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, in...
Assyrian Organizations Ask Iraq to Recognize 1933 Massacre of Assyrians
(AINA) -- A coalition of four Assyrian organizations from the Unites States, Canada and Europe has sent a letter to the Iraqi government asking for official recognition of the massacre of Assyrians by the Iraqi army in August, 1933.
Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights Issues Report on Christian Persecution in Syria
By Bar Daisan
(AINA) -- The Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights has released a report titled The Good Shepherd - A Report on Brutality Against Christian Clerics in Syria.
Swedish Foreign Minister Addresses Assyrian Community on Genocide Recognition
Stockholm (AINA) -- Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström has confirmed the current government of Sweden will not make recognition of the Assyrian genocide part of foreign policy.
Iraq Protests Reveal an Inconvenient Truth About Sectarian Politics
By Tallha Abdulrazaq
Iraqis took to the streets of the oil-rich south, calling on the government to end corruption, institute effective policies to ensure Iraqis had gainful employment and end foreign interference, primarily from Iraq's ever-troublesome neighbour to the east, Iran.
Life in Egypt Is 'Hell' for Christian Women
By Thomas D. Williams
Egyptian Muslim men routinely treat Christian women as "whores," which makes life in Egyptian society a living hell, a female Coptic journalist wrote in a revealing op-ed this week.
Turkey Removes Rental Fees for Places of Worship
An unprecedented move removing rental fees for places of worship gives a sigh of relief to the country's ethnic and religious community whose religious rights were suppressed in the past.
The Unethical Prosecution of an Assyrian Attorney
On January 2, 2018, Judge Goldsmith from the federal court in Michigan ordered the release of Assyrian (also known as Chaldean or Syriac) Christian detainees who had been held for deportation.
German Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian Genocide: History and Politics
By Miryam A. Abraham
Berlin (AINA) -- By an overwhelming majority, the German parliament (Bundestag) passed a symbolic and long overdue resolution on Thursday, June 2, 2016, recognizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman government as a genocide.
Senator McCain Sends Letter on Assyrians to Kurdish President
(AINA) -- Former Republican presidential candidate and current Senator from Arizona, John McCain, sent a letter to Kurdish President Massoud Barzani regarding Assyrians in the Kurdish region in north Iraq. In the letter, dated May 25, McCain expresses "...
Turkey Attempted to Stop Broadcast of Assyrian Genocide Documentary
By Bar Daisan
(AINA) -- The Turkish Embassy in Sweden officially asked the Swedish television channel TV4 last week not to air a documentary on the Assyrian Genocide.
New Book on Assyrian Christianity in Iraq
By Fr Terry Tastard
In recent years writers like William Dalrymple (From the Holy Mountain) and Diarmid MacCulloch (A History of Christianity) have made us aware of the vibrancy through the ages of Middle Eastern Christianity.
Australia Presses Turkey for Return of ISIL Suspect
(AP) -- Australia will not give up its quest to prosecute an Australian Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) suspect despite a Turkish court rejecting an extradition application, the Australian prime minister said on July 20.
Assyriology Conference Held At the University of Innsbruck
By Abdulmesih BarAbraham
Innsbruck (AINA) -- The 64th annual conference Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI'64) organized by the International Association for Assyriology (IAA), along with the 12th Melammu Symposium, was hosted this year by the department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, in...
Turkey's Violation of Human Rights Must Be Challenged
By Sabri Atman
(AINA) -- When speaking about the Ottoman Empire and Turkey today, it is not their contribution to civilization that comes to mind. Instead it is human rights violations, confiscation of land and property, genocide and genocide denials that are most frequently discussed in the public discourse.
EU Conference on Nineveh Plains Favors Kurds, Marginalizes Assyrians
By Max Joseph
(AINA) -- Much has been swirling around on social media about an EU Conference (AINA 2017-06-24) organized by Swedish MEP Lars Adaktusson alongside sponsors such as Demand For Action.
The British School of Archaeology in Iraq
By Mary Shepperson
On a dark November day in 1929, the nascent British School of Archaeology in Iraq launched its appeal for funds.
Assyrian Water Balloons
Hamilton, Canada -- The highlight of the Bet Nahrain Assyrian Heritage Centre's third annual Assyrian Water Festival of Nusardil at T.B. McQuesten Park was a massive water balloon fight using 15,000 water balloons. The event was open to the public.