Syriac Assembly Movement (
Arabic: حركة تجمع السريان) formerly known as the Syriac Independent Gathering Movement (
Arabic: ''Harakat Tajammu al-Suryan al-Mustaqill'') is a
political party in
Iraq. Its membership comprises mostly
Christians, who belong to
Syriac Orthodox
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and
Syriac Catholic communities in that country. On several occasions, SAM cooperated with some other
minority parties, mainly on issues related to protection of ethnic and religious rights of minority groups in Iraq. SAM headquarters are in
Baghdida
Qaraqosh, also known as Al-Hamdaniya or Bakhdida, is an Assyrian city in Iraq within the Nineveh Governorate, located about 32 km (20 mi) southeast of the city of Mosul and 60 km (37 mi) west of Erbil amid agricultural lands, clos ...
. Chairman of SAM is Anwar Matti Hadaya.
SAM participated in the
2009 Nineveh governorate election
The Nineveh Governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk Governorate.
Background
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, as a member of the
Ishtar Patriotic List, and secured a seat in the Nineveh Governorate Council. In 2017, SAM joined with other Christian minority parties in formulating a comprehensive political platform on the creation of a new governorate in the region of
Nineveh Plains.
See also
References
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External links
MP Caro visits the Syriac Assembly Movement (2012)
Political parties of minorities in Iraq
Assyrian political parties
Assyrians in Iraq
Syriac Christianity
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