Assyrian Unity Party
| ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܣܘܪܝܐ حزب الإتحاد السرياني في سورية Assyrian Unity Party |
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| Party leader | Ishow Gowriye |
| founding | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Qamishli |
| Colours) | Red Yellow |
The Assyrian Unity Party ( Aramaic ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܣܘܪܝܐ Gabo d'Ḥuyodo Suryoyo , Arabic حزب الإتحاد السرياني في سورية, English Syriac Union Party ) is a political party in Syria , which claims to represent the interests of the Christian ethnic groups of the Syriacs .
The party was founded on October 1, 2005 and has been an opposition to the Assad government since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war . She is a member of the opposition alliance National Coordinating Committee for Democratic Change .
On August 15, 2012, members of the party broke into the Syrian embassy in Stockholm and devastated it in protest against the arrest of party members in Syria. A dozen members were then arrested by the Swedish police.
The Assyrian Unity Party established the Sutoro militia which controls Assyrian / Aramaic cities, districts and villages.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Syrian embassy protest sees several detained in Sweden . August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=62667 .