ASSYRIAN UNIVERSAL ALLIANCE
AUSTRALIA CHAPTER
Member, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)
PRESS RELEASE
Dwekh Nawsha representative meets with the leader of the
Christian Democratic Party in Australia
Sydney - 28 January 2015
The Assyrian Universal Alliance – Australian Chapter (AUA) continued in its efforts of demanding greater attention
and action from the Australian government regarding the plight of Assyrians in Iraq. A strong delegation met with
the Member of the Legislative Council and President of the Christian Democratic Party, Reverend the Honourable
Fred Nile MLC at his Parramatta office on Wednesday 28 January 2015.
The delegation included the (AUA) Deputy Secretary General Mr Hermiz Shahen, Mr David M. David, the
Regional Secretary of the (AUA) in Australia and New Zealand, Mr Nabeel Yawanis representative of the
Assyrian Patriotic Party in Australia and their guest, Mr Albert Moshi, Commander of the Dwekh Nawsha forces
in Northern Iraq. Mr Moshi is currently visiting Australia in an attempt to win international favour for the Assyrian
cause.
The delegation updated Rev Nile about the current suffering of the Assyrian people. Discussion included the seizure
of many Assyrian towns and villages in Nineveh Plains, as well as the city of Mosul and its surroundings by the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). They described in detail how ISIS, the extremist Sunni Muslim terrorist group,
has brought a humanitarian disaster to the Christian Assyrians in the region.
Dwekh Nawsha Albert thanked Reverend Nile for the opportunity to meet with him and stressed the urgency and
importance of the Australian government’s help to address this crisis. Mr Moshi discussed ways to seek the support
of The United Nations including the possible deployment of international forces to ensure our community’s safe
return to their lands in the Nineveh Plains and Mosul. He also underscored the urgent need for delivering aid to
Assyrian IDPs. He emphasised the significant role Australia can play in ensuring the safety of Assyrians and their
capacity to maintain and defend themselves against terrorists by providing logistical training for Assyrian fighters on
the ground, proper weaponry and financial assistance.
“The current situation in Iraq and Syria has become tragic for Christians as they face the risk of extinction
in their own ancestral land known to the world as the Cradle of Civilization. If the Western World and in
particular Australia and The United States want to ensure that Christians be part of the fabric of the Middle
East, it is now time to act and save them from annihilation” Mr Shahen said .
Mr Moshi presented Rev Nile with a Dwekh-Nawsha emblem as a token of appreciation.
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