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22: 164: 1578: 186: 500:, and would be governed by the local Assyrian population of the region. Parts of the Nineveh Plain have been illegally annexed and been under the jurisdiction of the KRG and Peshmerga, leading to the inclusion of sections of the Nineveh Plain as a "disputed area" and thus the 452:
Several Assyrian political parties convened to sign a position paper on 6 March 2017 relating to the future of the Nineveh Plains. The position paper called for the creation of a Nineveh Plains province that is self-governed by the Assyrian population of the Nineveh Plain.
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Bishops in the area, One Syriac Catholic, and two Syriac Orthodox, in 2017, came out in support of the idea of a protected area for Syriac Christians. Though the Patriarch has stated the priority should be other
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issued a joint statement calling for a semi-autonomous region in Northern Iraq. The idea was pushed forward by the Turkmen Rescue Foundation, Yazidi Independent Supreme Council and the Al-Rafidain Organization.
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The project was proposed in line with Iraq's 2005 Constitution, which gives minorities the right to autonomy or self-administration in sub-units of territory (Chapter 1; Sections 5, 112, 115 and 116).
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Some Assyrian political parties have called for the establishment of an Assyrian-governed Nineveh Plains province as part of the KRG. The province would include the districts of
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and had participants extending from Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac organizations, including representatives from the Iraqi government and the KRG. The conference was boycotted by the
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Some Assyrian organizations also call for a creation of an Assyrian Administrative Region in Northern Iraq, which would include the following districts:
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Since the early 20th century several proposals have been made for the establishment of an
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Many Kurdish politicians have publicly come out in support of annexing the area to the
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declared full support of an Assyrian administration by means of activating Article 125.
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Some foreign governments and political parties have also weighed in on the issue:
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Swedish Liberal Party Votes to Support Assyrian Administrative Area in Iraq
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is intimidating the population into demanding their region be annexed.
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Multiple Arab Parties Support Nineveh Plains Self-Rule Project
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Sunni Arabs Oppose to New Province in Ninewa Plateau
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Iraqi President Supports Assyrian Autonomous Region
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