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Babiliyoun Movement Hijacks All Four Christian Minority Seats
A group led by U.S.-sanctioned figure Rayan al-Kildani escaped accountability from Iraqi Christian communities by abusing the courts and buying non-Christian votes.
Jan 2, 2024
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Yaqoub Beth-Addai
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Militia Spotlight
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Brief Analysis
Rayan al-Kildani Faces Election Backlash in the Months After Wedding Hall Fire
Popular anger against this self-claimed "Christian leader" has grown since the tragic September fire in the Nineveh Plains region, casting a shadow over his election hopes.
Nov 29, 2023
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Yaqoub Beth-Addai
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Militia Spotlight
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Rayan al-Kildani Pretends to Have a Personal Audience with the Pope
A serious Iraqi human rights abuser sank to new depths to build his credibility after being rejected by the country's Christian leadership.
Sep 8, 2023
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Yaqoub Beth-Addai
Michael Knights
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Militia Spotlight
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Blunting the Militia Campaign Against Iraq’s Christian Leaders
A U.S.-sanctioned, Iran-backed militia leader aims to sideline the country’s Chaldean Patriarch and take over billions of dollars’ worth of Christian property.
Jul 25, 2023
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Yaqoub Beth-Addai
Michael Knights
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Militia Spotlight
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Nineveh Plains Christians Defend Against the Babiliyoun Militia
An Iran-backed militia run by a notorious human rights abuser was kicked out of a Christian town after it tried to replace local police leaders.
Mar 16, 2023
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Yaqoub Beth-Addai
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Militia Spotlight
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Profile: Kataib Babiliyoun (50th PMF Brigade)
Kataib Babiliyoun pretends to be a local Christian unit, but its members have been recruited from Shia Muslim communities in southern Iraq with the goal of dominating the strategic Nineveh Plains region.
Mar 16, 2023
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Michael Knights
Yaqoub Beth-Addai
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Militia Spotlight: Profiles
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Profile: Hashd al-Shabak (30th PMF Brigade)
This local auxiliary unit plays an important role in consolidating Iranian and proxy influence in Iraq's strategic Nineveh Plains region.
Jun 22, 2022
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Hamdi Malik
Michael Knights
Yaqoub Beth-Addai
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Militia Spotlight: Profiles