Information on a group called Bet-Nahren [IRQ27525.E]

Information on the group Bet-Nahren in Iraq could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For general information on Bet-Nahrain, please consult the attached documents.

According to a 10 January 1990 report from the Chicago Tribune,

Keeping the flame of hope for a homeland in Mesopotamia alive is a group of Assyrians in the U.S. and around the world who call themselves the Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Reference


Chicago Tribune. 10 January 1990. Stephen Franklin. "Hope for a Homeland Chicago's Assyrian-American are Helping Keep Alive the Dream of a Nation for their People Carved from Iraq." (NEXIS)

Attachments


Assyrian Information Network. Bet-Nahrain Inc. Web site.
URL://http.www.assyria.net/usa/org/bnahrain.html [Accessed 18 Aug. 1997]

Chicago Tribune. 10 January 1990. Stephen Franklin. "Hope for a Homeland Chicago's Assyrian-American are Helping Keep Alive the Dream of a Nation for their People Carved from Iraq." (NEXIS)

The San Francisco Examiner. 22 January 1995. Michael Winters. "Modesto Man Wins 1.5 million Over Iraqi Plot; Hussein Planned to Assassinate Him, Federal Judge Rules." (NEXIS)

The Washington Post. 7 April 1990. Michael Isikoff. "U.S. Alleges Plot to Kill By Iraqis; Dissidents Targeted." (NEXIS)

Additional Sources Consulted


Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. 1995. London: Oxford University Press.

Middle East and North Africa. 1990-1997 London: Europa Publications Limited.

Electronic Databse: Public Administration Information Service (PAIS), World News Connection (WNC), Online search LEXIS-NEXIS, Various Internet Web Sites.