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Dwekh Nawsha | |
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ܕܒ݂ܝܚ ܢܦ̮ܫܐ | |
![]() Dwekh Nawsha emblem | |
Leaders | Emanuel Khoshaba Youkhana [1] |
Dates of operation | 2014 – 2018 |
Allegiance | Assyrian Patriotic Party |
Motives | Regional defence Armed resistance |
Active regions | Nineveh Plains, Assyrian homeland |
Size | 250 light infantry [2] |
Allies | ![]() ![]() ![]() Nineveh Plain Forces Qaraqosh Protection Committee |
Opponents | ![]() |
Battles and wars | Battle of Mosul (2016–17) |
The Dwekh Nawsha (Syriac : ܕܒ݂ܝܚ ܢܦ̮ܫܐ; literally "self-sacrificing") was an Assyrian military organization created in June 2014. The group was created in response to the Fall of Mosul and the takeover of the ISIS in order to defend Iraq's Assyrian (and Christian) population. The militia defends the Christian cities in the Nineveh province of the historical Assyria region. [3]
The Dwekh Nawsha operates in coordination with the regional and international security forces. [4]
Despite being led by the Assyrian Patriotic Party, most militiamen are not members of the party. [4] Several Christian foreign fighters have joined the Dwekh Nawsha; [5] they include Americans, French, British and Australians. [6] [7]
Sons of Liberty International, who had previously trained the Nineveh Plain Protection Units, announced in the fall of 2015 that they would begin training Dwekh Nawsha in their fight against ISIL. [8]
A report by the Assyrian Policy Institute released in June 2020 claimed that Dwekh Nawsha was eventually disbanded and that all of its social media accounts had been deleted. [9]
The force was ultimately disbanded, and official social media accounts for the Dwekh Nawsha have since been disabled. The force was disbanded soon after.