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- ↑ "بلاغ". zowaa.org. Zowaa. 23 July 2023. Consists of Assyrian Democratic Movement, Assyrian Patriotic Party, Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union, Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council, and Sons of Mesopotamia
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