Sons of Mesopotamia ܒܢ̈ܝ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ أبناء النهرين | |
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| Leader | Basim Bello |
| Founded | July 20, 2013 |
| Dissolved | March 22, 2024 |
| Ideology | Assyrian nationalism Self-determination Populism |
| National affiliation | Athra Alliance |
| Website | |
| www.bnaynahrain.com | |
The Sons of Mesopotamia, also known as Abnaa Al-Nahrain and Bnay Nahrain (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܢ̈ܝ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, Arabic: أبناء النهرين), was an ethnic Assyrian political party based in northern Iraq. It was founded in 2013, and was headquartered in Erbil, Iraq.[1] Established to further the political objectives of the Assyrian people in Iraq, the party won one seat in the 2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election.[2]
The party was named after Mesopotamia, also known as Beth Nahrain, or "the land of rivers" which was the historical location of Assyria, the ancient empire that encompassed Iraq, Syria, and parts of Iran and Turkey.[3] The chosen name reflects on the ethnic identity of the party's members, as well as their ongoing struggle to reclaim rights for Assyrians in their ancestral lands.[1]
The Sons of Mesopotamia was the first and only Assyrian-led political party with a female president, headed by both Galeta Shaba and Basim Bello, the former mayor of Tel Keppe.[4]