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The Assyrian International News Agency is a privately funded, independent news agency which provides news and analysis on Assyrian and Assyrian-related issues. It was founded by Peter BetBasoo and Firas Jatou in 1995. [1]
The Simele massacre (Arabic: مذبحة سميل, romanized: maḏbaḥat Simīl), also known as the Assyrian affair, [8] was committed by the Kingdom of Iraq, led by Bakr Sidqi, during a campaign systematically targeting the Assyrians in and around Simele in August 1933. The number of deaths was estimated by British officials at 600. [5]
Deaths (Alleged) perpetrator Notes Source 4 May 1924 Kirkuk: Kirkuk Massacre of 1924: 200 [3]-300 Assyrian Levies: Assyrian Levies massacre an estimated 200-300 people after a Turkmen shop keeper and Assyrian soldier get into an argument. [4] [5] 7 August 1933 – 11 August 1933 Northern Kingdom of Iraq, notably at Simele: Simele massacre
A total of 16 people were killed, including 14 Assyrian Christians and 2 Muslims, with 35 others wounded. [2] Shortly after the attacks, the Islamic State claimed responsibility. [3] Assyrian organisations claimed that the bombings were not likely a deed by the Islamic State, but possibly a crime by the Kurdish YPG. [4] [5] [6]
In October 2014, a release put out by the Assyrian International News Agency stated that 200,000 Assyrians had been driven from their homes by the violence and become displaced. [19] ISIL has already set similar rules for Christians living in other cities and towns, including its de facto capital Raqqa. [20] [21]
Massacres, ethnic cleansing, and harassment has increased since 2003, according to a 73-page report by the Assyrian International News Agency, released in summer 2007. [ 67 ] [ 68 ] [ 69 ] On 6 January 2008 ( the Feast of Epiphany ) five Assyrian churches, one Armenian church, and a monastery in Mosul and Baghdad were coordinately attacked with ...
DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian Revolutionary Guards adviser in Damascus was killed on Friday in an Israeli missile strike that targeted a southern district of the Syrian capital, semi-official ...
Casualties in the Iraq War, Insurgency, and Civil War (2003 – October 2016) An independent UK/US group, the Iraq Body Count project (IBC) compiles documented (not estimated) Iraqi civilian deaths from violence since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, including those caused directly by US-led coalition and Iraqi government forces and paramilitary or criminal attacks by others. [1]