List of Assyrian Christians murdered, Attacked, and Harassed in Iraq in 2009

January 4, 2009 Dora, Baghdad An armed group stormed and broke in the home of Shalemnassar Gibrael in Dora suburbs of Baghdad. Shalemnassar was in his bed recovering from a heart attack. He was threatened at gunpoint as the gang strangled to death his 64 years old wife Wardah Nicola in front of him.

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March 31, 2009 Kirkuk Sabah Aziz Sulaiman (b. 1938) was murdered (his throat slashed) in his Ghaz al-Shimal Apartment Complex, Bldg. 14, Apt. 2. His wife Mary David Sliwa, an employee with the Kiwan Hospital, was at work at the time . Sulaiman was retired from his work at Huzayran Bank.

http://zenit.org/article-25597?l=english

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,285781.msg3752789.html#msg3752789

http://www.aina.org/news/2009040319921.htm

April 2, 2009 Dora, Baghdad Two women, Glawis Nissan and Hanaa Ishaq, were attacked and stabbed to death by unidentified persons inside their home in Dora this afternoon. It is worth mentioning that there was another woman who was killed in March in the same manner.

http://zenit.org/article-25597?l=english

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,286520.0.html

http://www.aina.org/news/2009040319921.htm

April 2, 2009 Dora, Baghdad Nimrod Khuder Moshi was murdered in front of his restaurant in Dora.

http://zenit.org/article-25597?l=english

http://www.aina.org/news/2009040319921.htm

April 4, 2009 Mosul An unidentified group stormed the shop of Abd al-Aziz Elias Aziz, opened their fire and murdered him. Aziz ran his small electrical generators repairs shop.

http://zenit.org/article-25597?l=english

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,287288.0.html

April 26, 2009 Kirkuk Two families were attacked simultaneously around 10:00 p.m. when gunmen broke into their homes. In Domas neighborhood, Mouna Latif Dauod and her daughter Susan Latif were killed and a third person was wounded. In the attack on the second family in the Wahid Huzeran neighborhood, Basim Yousif Shaba, an employee in Iraq's Northern Oil Company, was killed and his two sons, Basil and Samer, were injured. http://business.maktoob.com/20090000001882/Two_Christians_gunned_down_in_Iraq/Article.htm

http://www.aina.org/news/20090426204130.htm

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May 3, 2009 Nineveh ProvinceTony Edward Shawil (5 years old) was kidnapped in front of his home in 'Ayn Sifni, Shaikha District by unknown party. The abductors initially demanded a ransom of $50,000, but did not wait for the payoff. His body was found later dumped in near by Rofya, Aqra district.

http://www.aliraqnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=24306

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,298208.msg3852918.html#msg3852918

June 29, 2009 Nineveh Governorate A car bomb exploded just before noon near the Hamdaniya (Also known as Baghdede or Qara Qosh) hospital killing seven people. Worth mentioning that Baghdede (30 km east of Mosul) is the largest Assyrian town in Iraq with close to 40,000 predominantly Assyrian inhabitants.

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,314114.0.html

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,314117.0.html

July 12, 2009 Kirkuk An unidentified group of armed men shot and killed Aziz Rizqo, General Manager of Financial Control Bureau, in front of his home in Domeez neighborhood in central Kirkuk.

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July 12, 2009 Baghdad A series of bombs targeted churches in Baghdad Sunday. Seven in all were reported bombed, killing 4, injuring 18 and causing great damage to some of them. The churches are: 1. The Church of St Mary on Palestine St., were four were killed 2. The Church of Saint George in the district at Madidi 3. The St. Joseph Church in Nafak, western Baghdad 4. The Church of the Sacred Heart 5. The church of St Peter and Paul 6. The Assyrian Church of Saint Mary 7. The St. James Church in Dora as parishioners were inside during Sunday mass.

http://ara.reuters.com/article/topNews/idARACAE56C0BW20090713?sp=true

http://www.aina.org/news/20090712165500.htm

http://www.ishtartv.com/news,8309.html

http://www.ipairaq.com/index.php?name=inner&t=politics&id=13301

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,318712.msg3997696.html#msg3997696

July 13, 2009 Mosul The Church of Virgin Fatima was bombed in Mosul. The attacks came even though Assyrian Christian (also known as Chaldean and/or Syriac) sources warned of the impending attacks days ago. Assyrian sources received warnings of the impending attacks 5 days ago through text messages and immediately passed the information on to U.S. forces. Under new security arrangements, U.S. forces were unable to act themselves but ensured the Iraqi military was notified.

www.iraqdemocracyproject.org

July 26, 2009 Mosul ‘Alaa Bashir (30) was murdered at the family factory that is located midway between Mosul and Telkaif. Gunmen driving four cars approached the soft drink factory owned by ‘Alaa’s brother, confronted the guard, beat him and asked the guard to see the owner. When ‘Alaa came out to see what was going on, the gunmen pulled their guns and shot him to death.

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,325182.msg4034575.html#msg4034575

August 18, 2009 Kirkuk This evening one Assyrian was killed while another abducted. Sabah Askar (father of three children), was killed when he tried to save a child in his neighborhood from being abducted. Dr. Samir Giwargis was abducted by unknown gunmen while on his way home. Dr. Giwargis was a pediatrician.

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Source: www.fredaprim.com

see also: Oppression, Assassination, Torture, Harassment, Unfair, and Undemocratic Acts by Kurds and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Against the Assyrians (also known as Chaldeans and Suryan) in North of Iraq