Mar Shimun was the spiritual leader of the Assyrian community from 1920 to 1975. He wrote this short pamphlet to raise awareness about the 1933 massacre of Assyrians in northern Iraq. This was an early stain on the new country that would mark a trend of political violence. The book mostly consists of excerpts from people discussing the event.
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Shatt al-Arab waterway
Peninsula before Ottomans joined WWI
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
October saw an increase in Islamic State activity in Iraq but it was still at inconsequential levels. The goal appeared to be protecting its bases in Kirkuk.
were pro-British
Mar Shimun was the spiritual leader of the Assyrian community from 1920 to 1975. He wrote this short pamphlet to raise awa...
