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  • baghdida, northern iraq, january 2005: members of an assyrian militia place a checkpoint ont he road from mosul to baghdida.  as mosul comes under the complete control of iraq islamic insurgents/resistance figthers, tensions in neighboring christian towns like baghdida have increased.  the assyrian militia provide security and are privately funded by assyrian organizations like the assyrian democrative movement<br />
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  • tena, northern iraq, january 2005: hermes okaha (left) and his friend emile aoyia are chrsitian settlers who have returned to resettle and rebuild a village that had been destroyed here at in the 1950s.  the assyrian christians are determined to ensure their place in iraq and reclaim their right to be here<br />
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  • dohuk, northern iraq, january 2005: at the boys dormitory.  assyrian boys and girls are sent to the cities to attend primary and secondary school.  the villages in the region lack even the basic educational facilities.  the assyrian aid association manages a dormitory, constructed from funds sent by the assyrian diaspora, to house up to 400 boys and girls for up to 9 nine years as they attend school<br />
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  • baghdida, northern iraq, january 2005: an assyrian security patrol in the streets of baghdida.  tensions are running high in a number of christian towns as not only the islamic insurgents/resistance fighters are targeting the areas, but the kurdish administration is also attempting to establish its authority over civil, security and other affairs in the towns.  there is considerable confusion over who has jurisdiction in these towns and the fear is that it will be decided by the gun<br />
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  • irbeel, northern iraq, january 2005: yonadam kanna, (second from right),  leader of the assyrian democractive movement (ADM) and candidate in the iraqi elections and national parliament, greets members of the ADM at an all-party meeting in irbeel<br />
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  • dohuk, northern iraq, january 2005: farooq shammon shandu's son Raymond was beheaded by islamic insurgents in the city of mosul.  here he reacts while trying to retell the story of his sons abduction and beheading.  raymond was his eldest son and his loss has effectively destroyed the family and their aspirations for a normal life.  the family fled mosul after it was threatened and a demand for a ranson was made.  they are now in hiding in dohuk<br />
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  • baghdida, northern iraq, january 2005: street scene.  assyrian towns and villages suffer from a serious disrepair, a situation that has not improved since the US occupation and the fall of Saddam Hussein<br />
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  • mar matti, northern iraq, 2005: the ancient monastery of mar matti overlooking the plains west of the city of irbeel.<br />
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  • gandakosa village, northern iraq,january 2005: mourners at a funeral<br />
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  • dohuk, northern iraq, january 2005: men load a van with aid meant for recently arrived assyrian refugees fleeing persecution in cities like baghdad, mosul and kirkuk.  as the iraqi resistance/insurgency has taken on an increasingly sectarian nature, christians are facing daily harassment, threats, kidnappings and killings.<br />
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