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Assyrians
face oppression and murder in Iraq with the rise of Islamist and Kurdish
power |
Compiled
by Fred Aprim Historian and Author |
| Violence against, attacks on, and cold blooded murder of Assyrian Christians have increased with the rise of Islamist groups in Iraq. Furthermore, oppression and marginalization of Assyrians in northern Iraq has transposed a new phase with the rise of Kurdish power. Below is a list of such oppression and murder by year dating back from the fall of Saddam's dictatorship in April 2003. This list reflects only the reported incidents. Many other acts of violence and murder are not reported by the various media outlets nor have come to our attention for one reason or another or are not verified and have not been included. The following list will be updated as and when necessary. |
| Date | Location | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
2003 |
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| December
2003 |
Basra |
Assyrians leaving Basra due to terror and killings. | |
| December
2003 |
Northern
Iraq |
ChaldoAssyrian Student Union boycotts elections due to unfair and oppressive acts by Kurdish groups. | |
| December
24, 2003 |
Basra |
Bashir Toma Elias, killed by a single shot to the head. | |
| November
20, 2003 |
Mosul |
Bombs have been discovered and leaflets found demanding that Christian students become Muslims or face death at schools in Baghdad and Mosul | Assyrian International News Agency Assist News Service |
| November
18, 2003 |
Basra |
Sargon Nano, the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa) representative in Basra, killed | |
| November
4, 2003 |
Mosul |
Ismail Yousif Sadeq, an Assyrian judge, shot dead outside his home | |
| October
20, 2003 |
Kirkuk |
Zinda Magazine reports that a rocket-propelled grenade hit the office of
the Assyrian Democratic Movement in Kirkuk on Sunday. Jevan Jerges, 29 was
injured in the attack. |
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| October
12, 2003 |
Falluja |
Danny Isaac and William Cesar killed in front of their homes |
|
| October
7, 2003 |
Mosul |
Safa Sabah Khoshi killed (and his cousin Mr. Meyaser Karim Khoshi critically injured) when his liquor store was attacked by RPG grenade. | |
| October
3, 2003 |
Khaldiya |
Napoleon and his son killed in front of their home | Associated Press 3 October 2003 |
| August
19, 2003 |
Tikrit |
Nadan Yonadam of Modesto, killed while working with the U.S. Army as a civilian translator. | |
| July
19, 2003 |
Mosul |
A 16 year old girl, Hilda Zuhair Istifan, was kidnapped in front of her
home in the Muthana district of Mosul. The kidnapping was conducted by Muhamad
Thiya Al-din Jasim, a cousin of Saddam Hussain, and the son of high ranking
army official in Saddam's army. Muhamad's unlce was the director of Saddam
terrorist army group, Fida'yeen Saddam. |
|
| July
17, 2003 |
Baghdad |
Husam
George Tobeya, 31 years old, married and had one son. He was shot dead
at a gas station in Baghdad. Consequently, his wife left Iraq. She and
her son are currently in Jordan waiting to immigrate to the United States.
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April
10, 2003 |
Kirkuk |
Hazim Petrus Damman, a chemical engineer, killed during Kurdish raid. |