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Nineveh Plain Protection Units
Assyrian militia in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Nineveh Plain Forces.
The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (Classical Syriac: ܚܕܝ̈ܘܬ ܣܬܪܐ ܕܫܛܚܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ Ḥḏāywāṯ Settārā da-Šṭāḥā d-Nīnwē; Arabic: وحدات حماية سهل نينوى) or NPU is an Assyrian paramilitary organization that was formed in late 2014, largely but not exclusively by Assyrians in Iraq to defend themselves against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[5] The Nineveh Plains is a region where Assyrians originate from and have lived there for thousands of years.[6]
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ܚܕܝ̈ܘܬ ܣܬܪܐ ܕܫܛܚܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ | |
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Leaders | Behnam Abush[1] |
Dates of operation | December 2014 – present |
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Active regions | Nineveh Plains Northern Iraq |
Status | Active |
Size | 4000 (reserves), 600 (active)[3] |
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