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AINA NewsAssyrians Demonstrate Around the World Against Baghdad Church MassacrePosted 2010-11-10 06:12 GMT

(AINA) -- Assyrians held demonstrations across the world on November 8 to call attention to the Baghdad church massacre whichoccurred on October 31, when the Islamic State of Iraq, an Al-Qaeda affiliated group, stormed Our Lady of Deliverance Syrian CatholicChurch and killed 58 parishioners and wounded 75. Protesters demanded an end to the low-grade genocide of Assyrians (also known asChaldeans and Syriacs) which began on June 26, 2004, when the first church was bombed. Since that time, 66 churches have beenbombed, 15 priests and bishops and hundreds of Assyrians have been killed and nearly half have fled to Syria and Jordan.

Rallies were held in Detroit, Phoenix, Chicago, Hartford, Modesto, San Jose, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Hamilton,Toronto, Sydney, London, Sweden, Holland and Germany.

The names of the victims were read in most of the rallies. The following list contains the names of 43 of the 58 Assyrians who werekilled.

1. Father Tha'ir Saadallah Abalhad Abdal2. Father Wasim Sabih Joseph al-Qas3. George Ayyub Tubiyya4. Nabil Ilyas Sam'an Saqat5. Saham Adnan Sado6. Thamir Kamil Awsi7. Nida Hamid Estefan8. Umar Thamir Kamil Awsi9. Aziz al-Maysi

10. Jonah George al-Sa'ur11. John Jonah George al-Sa'ur12. Rita Matthew George Zura13. Sandro John Jonah al-Sa'ur [child]14. Maha Nasif Banno15. Salam Adib16. Wisam Adib17. Faiz Wadallah Qazzazi18. Uday Zuhayr Mardina Arab19. Adam Uday Zuhayr Arab20. Bahnam Mansur Bulus Mumika21. Ayyub Adnan Ayyub Burjo22. Sabah Matthew Hamami23. Saad Edward al-Sa'ati24. Faris Najib Phillip Hannawi25. Vivian Nasir Maro26. Nathir Abd al-Ahad Anani27. Fadi Bahuda28. Mazin Fathil Salim Ilyas29. Abdullah Haddad30. Wamiq Haddad31. Raghda Wafi Bishara32. Nizar Jamil Matlub33. Milad Nizar Jamil Matlub34. Bassam Adnan Jamil al-Khury35. Adnan Jamil al-Khury36. Bahnam Michael Kafilmawt37. Salah George Abd al-Ahad Qaqo38. Christine Nabil Tubiya Katnawi39. Ra'id Saadallah Abalhad Abdal40. Fadi Samir Habib Amso41. Ethel Najib Abbudi42. Nizar Hazim Abdurrahim al-Sayigh43. Suhayla Rofail Jani

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