Assyrians in Iraq to Unify Their Militias

(AINA) -- Assyrian leaders in north Iraq held a second meeting on October 29 to discuss the situation of the Assyrians, who were driven from their homes and villages in the Nineveh Plains two years ago by ISIS. Nearly 200,000 Assyrians were displaced when ISIS pushed into Assyrian territory after it captured Mosul in June of 2014.

The meeting was attended by political and religious leaders, as well as six Assyrian political parties.

In joint statement issued after the meeting, the leaders called for unifying the three Assyrian militias operating in North Iraq and protecting the Nineveh Plains, which are north and east of Mosul, for Assyrians.

Here is the English translation of the statement and the original in Arabic.