IRAQ

ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — This week, two patriarchs representing the Churches of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people held high-level discussions with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials, pressing for measures to protect their community’s cultural integrity, political representation, and social welfare. On Tuesday, Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako,…

ARBA’ILO (ARBIL)— Two leading Assyrian organizations in Europe on Tuesday issued a joint statement denouncing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s decision to officially recognize Hawpa, a fringe Kurdish movement that has embraced fascist symbols and anti-minority rhetoric.    In a communiqué addressed to Iraqi and international audiences, the Union of Assyrian…

BAGHDAD— Patriarch of the Chaldean Church and Cardinal in the Catholic Church Mar Louis Raphaël Sako met Tuesday with Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the National Wisdom Movement, to press for meaningful Christian representation in Baghdad’s fractious legislature.    Opening their discussion at the patriarchal residence, Patriarch Sako began by offering his…

BETH NAHRIN — In commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union Party in Iraq (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) held a special dialogue session addressing the genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire and allied Kurdish tribes against the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people. The event took place in…

BAGHDAD — The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq unveiled a series of major logistical updates in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November.   In a statement released Wednesday, IHEC outlined progress on several key fronts, including the number of public polling centers and stations, as well…

ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq / BARTELLA, Iraq — In a festive atmosphere marked by both public and official participation, the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d’Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) celebrated its 29th founding anniversary over two days, Tuesday and Wednesday, at its headquarters in Ankawa and Bartella. President of the…

BAGHDEDA (QARAQOSH), Nineveh Plains — In a sober and solemn atmosphere, the Baghdeda Local Committee of the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo-HBA) today organized a vigil to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, which in the year 1915 cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of Chaldeans-Syriacs-Assyrians…

IRAQ – Three Assyrians have died in a tragic car accident on the road from Nohadra (Duhok) in northern Iraq to Baghdad. The deceased are the Swedish couple James Sanharib Mikhail (49) and Maranita William (34), and their driver Dinkha Khoshaba. James Sanharib Mikhail and his wife Maranita lived in…

ALQOSH, Iraq — The Syriac Directorate of Culture and Arts in Nohadra (Duhok), in collaboration with the Chaldean Church of Alqosh and the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, hosted a children’s festival to mark International Children’s Day. Held in the courtyard of the historic monastery in Nineveh Plains, the festival…

BETH ZALIN, North and Syria / BAGHDEDE, Iraq — On the 110th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and its Kurdish tribal allies against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people, the Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria and the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d’Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA)…