Athra Alliance ܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐ تحالف اثرا | |
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| Leader | Yacoob G. Yaco |
| Founded | July 22, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Ideology | Assyrian nationalism Minority politics |
The Athra Alliance (Syriac: ܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐ, Arabic: تحالف اثرا) is a political alliance of five political parties in Iraq that represent the Assyrian people.[1][2] The alliance comprises these five parties:
- Assyrian Democratic Movement
- Assyrian Patriotic Party
- Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union
- Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council
- Sons of Mesopotamia
The alliance was initially hailed as a major breakthrough for Iraqi Assyrians, believing that a uniting political force was needed to regain political representation. Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Awa III, noted the necessity of unity amongst Assyrian political parties, citing the Athra Alliance as a step in the right direction.[3]
- ^ "بلاغ". zowaa.org. Zowaa. 23 July 2023.
- ^ "تحت مظلة "تحالف أثرا".. الأحزاب القومية لأبناء شعبنا تدخل مرحلة جديدة من توحيد القوى". syriacpress.com. Syriacpress. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East stresses importance of unity of Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people in Iraq". syriacpress.com. Syriacpress. 30 August 2023.