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The '''Qaraqosh Protection Committee''' (also known as the '''Bakhdida Protection Committee''') is an armed militia formed by [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] in the [[Ninawa Governorate]] of [[Iraq]]. The committee, formed in 2008, was organized through local churches, and began manning checkpoints and was soon working with the [[Iraqi police]].<ref name="Growing Stronger">{{cite news| url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95343489 | work=NPR | title=Christian Security Forces Growing Stronger In Iraq | date=2008-10-06 | accessdate=2012-04-08}}</ref>
The '''Qaraqosh Protection Committee''' (also known as the '''Nineveh Plains Security Forces''') is an armed militia formed by [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] living in the city of [[Bakhdida]], in [[Ninawa Governorate]] of [[Iraq]]. The committee, formed in 2004, was organized through local churches, and began manning checkpoints and was soon working with the [[Iraqi police]].<ref name="Growing Stronger">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95343489 |work=NPR | title=Christian Security Forces Growing Stronger In Iraq |date=2008-10-06 |access-date=2012-04-08}}</ref>


== Persecution of Assyrians during the Iraq War ==
== Persecution during the Iraq War ==
Assyrians in post-Saddam Iraq have faced a high rate of persecution by [[Fundamentalist]] [[Islamist]]s since the beginning of the [[Iraq war]]. By early August 2004, this persecution included church bombings, and fundamentalist groups' enforcement of Muslim codes of behavior upon Assyrian Christians, e.g., banning alcohol, forcing women to wear [[hijab]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3529364.stm | work=BBC News | title=Analysis: Iraq's Christians under attack | date=2004-08-02 | accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> The violence against the community has led to the exodus of perhaps as much as half of the community. While [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] only made 5% of the total [[Iraq]]i population before the war, according to the [[United Nations]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] comprise as much as 40% of the growing Iraqi refugees who are stranded in [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_celebrating_christmas |author=Qais al-Bashir, [[Associated Press]] |title=Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=2006-12-25 |accessdate=2007-01-07}}</ref>
Assyrians in post-Saddam Iraq have faced a high rate of persecution by [[Fundamentalist]] [[Islamist]]s since the beginning of the [[Iraq War]]. By early August 2004, this persecution included church bombings, and fundamentalist groups' enforcement of Muslim codes of behavior upon Assyrian Christians, e.g., banning alcohol, forcing women to wear [[hijab]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3529364.stm |title=Analysis: Iraq's Christians under attack |first=Magdi |last=Abdelhadi |date=2004-08-02 |website=BBC News |access-date=2010-05-22}}</ref> The violence against the community has led to the exodus of perhaps as much as half of the community. While [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] only made up 5% of the total [[Iraq]]i population before the war, according to the [[United Nations]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] comprise as much as 40% of the growing Iraqi refugees who are stranded in [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_celebrating_christmas |author=Qais al-Bashir, [[Associated Press]] |title=Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=2006-12-25 |access-date=2007-01-07}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>


The coordinator for the Qaraqosh Protection Committee, Sabah Behnem, said outside agendas — from the Sunnis of al-Qaeda to the Shi'a in Iran — were "behind the efforts to displace Iraqi Christians."<ref name="Growing Stronger"/>
The coordinator for the Qaraqosh Protection Committee, Sabah Behnem, said outside agendas—from the Sunnis of al-Qaeda to the Shi'a in Iran—were "behind the efforts to displace Iraqi Christians."<ref name="Growing Stronger" />


On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, the Qaraqosh Protection Committee, in coordination with the Kurdish [[Asayish (Kurdistan Regional Government)|Asayish]] Forces, captured Ali Muhammad Idris Sadeq, a top [[Al-Qaeda]] leader, in the town of Qaraqosh ([[Bakhdida]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.ado-world.org/news/iraq/article/breaking-news-top-al-qaeda-leader|title=Top Al-Qaeda Leader Captured in Baghdeda|date=12 October 2010|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>
On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, the Qaraqosh Protection Committee, in coordination with the Kurdish [[Asayish (Kurdistan Regional Government)|Asayish]] Forces, captured Ali Muhammad Idris Sadeq, a top [[Al-Qaeda]] leader, in the town of Qaraqosh ([[Bakhdida]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.ado-world.org/news/iraq/article/breaking-news-top-al-qaeda-leader |title=Top Al-Qaeda Leader Captured in Baghdeda |date=12 October 2010 |website=[[Assyrian Democratic Organization]] |access-date=13 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016212151/http://en.ado-world.org/news/iraq/article/breaking-news-top-al-qaeda-leader |archive-date=16 October 2014}}</ref>

The Qaraqosh Protection Committee reorganized after the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] [[Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)|overran]] the [[Nineveh Plains]] in 2014. It is now known as the '''Nineveh Plains Security Forces''' and cooperates closely with the [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] [[Peshmerga]] and [[Asayish (Kurdistan Regional Government)|Asayish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://n-p-g-f.com/ar/?page_id=60 |title=Who we are |work=Nineveh Plains Security Forces |language=ar |access-date=31 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018105453/http://n-p-g-f.com/ar/?page_id=60 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/03/13/Iraq-s-first-Christian-brigade-formed-to-battle-ISIS.html |author=AFP |title=Iraq's first Christian brigade to battle ISIS |website=[[Al Arabiya]] English |date=13 March 2015 |access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Qaraqosh Protection Committee
LeadersSarkis Aghajan Mamendo
Sabah Behnem
HeadquartersQaraqosh, Iraq
Active regionsNinawa Governorate
Size1,200[1]
Part ofChaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council[2]
Allies Iraqi Armed Forces
Peshmerga
Asayish
Nineveh Plain Protection Units
Opponents Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Qaraqosh Protection Committee (also known as the Nineveh Plains Security Forces) is an armed militia formed by Assyrians living in the city of Bakhdida, in Ninawa Governorate of Iraq. The committee, formed in 2004, was organized through local churches, and began manning checkpoints and was soon working with the Iraqi police.[3]

Persecution during the Iraq War

Assyrians in post-Saddam Iraq have faced a high rate of persecution by Fundamentalist Islamists since the beginning of the Iraq War. By early August 2004, this persecution included church bombings, and fundamentalist groups' enforcement of Muslim codes of behavior upon Assyrian Christians, e.g., banning alcohol, forcing women to wear hijab.[4] The violence against the community has led to the exodus of perhaps as much as half of the community. While Assyrians only made up 5% of the total Iraqi population before the war, according to the United Nations, Assyrians comprise as much as 40% of the growing Iraqi refugees who are stranded in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.[5]

The coordinator for the Qaraqosh Protection Committee, Sabah Behnem, said outside agendas—from the Sunnis of al-Qaeda to the Shi'a in Iran—were "behind the efforts to displace Iraqi Christians."[3]

On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, the Qaraqosh Protection Committee, in coordination with the Kurdish Asayish Forces, captured Ali Muhammad Idris Sadeq, a top Al-Qaeda leader, in the town of Qaraqosh (Bakhdida).[6]

The Qaraqosh Protection Committee reorganized after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant overran the Nineveh Plains in 2014. It is now known as the Nineveh Plains Security Forces and cooperates closely with the Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga and Asayish.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "45000 Assyrians Iraqis". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "In response to statements made by MP Imad Juhanna..." IshtarTV.com (in Arabic). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Christian Security Forces Growing Stronger In Iraq". NPR. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  4. ^ Abdelhadi, Magdi (2004-08-02). "Analysis: Iraq's Christians under attack". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  5. ^ Qais al-Bashir, Associated Press (2006-12-25). "Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2007-01-07.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Top Al-Qaeda Leader Captured in Baghdeda". Assyrian Democratic Organization. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Who we are". Nineveh Plains Security Forces (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. ^ AFP (13 March 2015). "Iraq's first Christian brigade to battle ISIS". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 31 May 2017.


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