NINEVEH PLAINS

BAGHDEDA, Nineveh Plain – In an era where news and rumors circulate around the clock, simply receiving information is no longer enough. People need critical thinking as a fundamental intellectual tool—a skill that enables them to sift through misinformation, distinguish facts from opinions, and make informed judgments.  Beth Nahrain Youth…

MOSUL, Iraq — In a gesture imbued with deep religious and historical significance, Father Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org, a charitable organization dedicated to aiding persecuted Christians, formally presented a specially commissioned icon to Syriac Catholic Archbishop Mosul Benedict Younan Hano. The icon will be enshrined in a newly built…

BAGHDAD / SHIGUR, Iraq — As Nineveh Plains continues its long road to recovery from years of conflict, local authorities and reconstruction teams are working with renewed urgency to restore infrastructure and rebuild communities. In a series of intensive meetings, the Head of the Fund for the Reconstruction of Areas…

BAGHDEDA, Beth Nahrin – In a solemn and reflective assembly that bridged historical tragedy with contemporary suffering, the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union party (Huyodo Beth Nahrain Athroyo, HBA) convened a dialogue session in Baghdeda, Nineveh Plain, on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The event focused on commemorating the profound tragedies endured…

BAGHDAD — In an unprecedented move, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has excluded Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian candidates from the parliamentary track, igniting widespread debate over disqualification criteria and its implications on minorities’ representation.  The decision affected Issam Behnam Matti, the Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian candidate representing the Christian quota in Nineveh Governorate. Matti Yakub, district mayor…

BAGHDAD — On the 11th anniversary of the mass displacement of Christians from Mosul and the towns of Nineveh Plains in the wake of the invasion by the Islamic State (ISIS), Chaldean Patriarch Mar Louis Raphael Sako reflected on the 2014 tragedy, describing it as “a back-breaking event” for Iraq’s…

BETH NAHRIN — In a statement commemorating the 92nd anniversary of the 1933 Simele Massacre and the 11th anniversary of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) invasion of Nineveh Plains, the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) reaffirmed its commitment to the national struggle and called for greater unity among the…

BETH NAHRIN — Local and international commemorations and condemnations continue on the 11th anniversary of the 2014 Yezidi Genocide in Shigur (Şengal / Sinjar), northern Iraq. The Beth Nahrain Organization for Women (BNOW) in Iraq emphasized that the genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS) remains one of the most…

GIESSEN, GERMANY — Condemnations and commemorations marking the genocide committed against the Yazidi people on August 3, 2014, were not confined to official state actors. Numerous political parties, both within Iraq and internationally, issued statements denouncing the atrocity.   Members of the Yazidi community. organized in the Zentralrat der Eziden in…

BRUSSELS — On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the European Syriac Union (ESU) commemorated the 11th anniversary of the genocide committed against the Yazidi people in Shigur (Şengal / Sinjar), by ISIS terrorists. The atrocities led to the death, abduction, enslavement, and sexual violation of thousands of innocent civilians — including…