Athra Alliance
Athra Alliance ܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐ تحالف اثرا | |
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| Leader | Yacoob G. Yaco |
| Founded | July 22, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Ideology | Assyrian nationalism Minority politics |
The Athra Alliance (Syriac: ܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐ, Arabic: تحالف اثرا) is a political alliance of five political parties in Iraq that represent the Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people. The alliance comprises these five parties:
- Assyrian Democratic Movement
- Assyrian Patriotic Party
- Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union
- Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council
- Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party
The alliance was initially hailed as a major breakthrough for Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people in Iraq, believing that a uniting political force was needed to regain political representation. Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Awa III, noted the necessity of unity amongst Assyrian political parties, citing the Athra Alliance as a step in the right direction.