NINEVEH PLAINS

SHIGUR, Iraq — In response to the ongoing challenges facing the return of displaced Yezidis to their homes in Shigur (Shengal / Sinjar), Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, issued a directive to address key issues hindering their resettlement. After being driven from their homes during the Islamic State’s (ISIS)…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — Under the patronage of Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul and its Environs Mar Younan Hinno, the 6th Syriac language course at Mar Ephrem Summer School for primary students in the Nineveh Plains town od Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniya), Iraq, has officially commenced, following the Ministry of Education’s…

KERKESLOKH, Iraq —  “Stolen lives, stolen houses: the plight of Iraqi Christians,” with these words, the Iraqi Shafaq News Agency reported the situation of Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people in their land of ancestors.   The report included extensive information on the effects of wars in Iraq on Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people.   The report…

BARTELLA, Iraq — With a significant turnout, the committee representing five Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian political parties in Iraq, including the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA), organized a memorial vigil to honor the victims of the 1933 Simele Massacre and to remember the 2014 displacement of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people from Nineveh Plains…

ZALIN, North and East Syria — The Syriac Union Party (SUP) issued a statement commemorating the 1933 Simele Massacre in Iraq, where thousands of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian civilians were killed by the Iraqi government and military. “We remember with reverence and pride the lives of thousands of civilian martyrs of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian…

NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq — August 7th, know as Assyrian Martyrs’ Day, marks the anniversary of the brutal massacres committed by the Iraqi government in 1933 in Simele and other villages of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people in northern Iraq, as well as the ten-year anniversary of the Islamic State (ISIS) invaded Mosul.…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — The Saint Paul Church Services House in the Nineveh Plains town of Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniya), Iraq, has successfully concluded its summer Christian education course for primary students, with about 800 participants. This year’s course, which began on 1 July, wrapped up last Saturday under the supervision…

SHIGUR, Iraq — Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State (ISIS) attack on Shigur (Şengal/Sinjar) in Nineveh Plains in Iraq, Amnesty International released a report highlighting the continued hardship faced by the Yezidi people. Lauren Aarons, Amnesty International’s Senior Adviser, stated that the Yezidi community has suffered unimaginable…

SHEKHAN, Iraq — As part of its ongoing efforts to hold entertaining and informative events and programs for the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian community, the Beth Nahrin Organization for Women (BNOW) held an intellectual and entertainment camp in Shekhan, Nineveh. The 4-day camp featured a variety of programs, including political, intellectual, cultural, and…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — In a heartfelt celebration, the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian community in the Nineveh Plains town of Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniya), Iraq, joyfully announced the establishment of a new Syriac Catholic church, dedicated to Mar Ephrem the Syrian. This significant event reaffirms the presence and resilience of the Christian people in…