Nattoreh
{{Short description|Assyrian militia}}
{{Infobox war faction
| name = Assyrian People's Guard – Nattoreh
| native_name = {{lang|syc|ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܠ ܬܡܪ ܐܫܘܪܝܐ}}
{{Transliteration|syc|Naṭore d'Tel Tamer Ashoraye}}
| war = the Syrian civil war
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| active = 2011 {{small|(possibly)}} – present
| partof = Syrian Democratic Forces{{cite web|url=https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/25221.html|title=Assyrians seek self-management in Hasaka over deal with PYD|author=|work=Zaman al-Wasl|date=13 April 2017|access-date=14 April 2017}}
- General Command of the Assyrian Forces {{small|(from Sept. 2018)}}
| allegiance = Assyrian Democratic Party
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| type = Light infantry (militia)
| role = Regional defence
Armed resistance
| size = {{circa}} 100–200 {{small|(2017 estimate)}}{{sfnp|Rashid|2018|p=36}}
| headquarters = Tell Tamer
| area = Northeastern Syria
| leaders = Robert Ichou{{cite web|url=http://hawarnews.com/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A3%D9%8A/|title=Assyrian leader in Natorh: We will respond to any aggression against the brutal targeting of our land|work=Hawar News Agency|date=30 April 2017|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209042826/http://www.hawarnews.com/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A3%D9%8A/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://en.hawarnews.com/naturo-participate-in-al-jazeera-tempest/ |title=NATURO participate in al-Jazeera Tempest |author=Agiri Ibrahim |work=Hawar News Agency |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=5 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019191958/http://en.hawarnews.com/naturo-participate-in-al-jazeera-tempest/ |archive-date=19 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}
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| allies = Khabour Guards
Syriac Military Council
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People's Protection Units
| opponents = {{Flagdeco|Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant}} Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
| battles =Syrian Civil War
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| website = [https://www.facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-Nattoreh-381284348688694/ Facebook]
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The Assyrian People's Guard – Nattoreh ({{langx|syr|ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܠ ܬܡܪ ܐܫܘܪܝܐ|Naṭore d'Tel Tamer Ashoraye}}; {{langx|ar|اللجنه الشعبيه للحرس الأشوري}}) is an Assyrian militia of the Syrian Democratic Forces. It is based in the Khabur valley town of Tell Tamer northwest of Al-Hasakah, an area with a large Assyrian population, in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The militia is composed of local Assyrians and, along with the Khabour Guards, is affiliated with the Assyrian Democratic Party.{{sfnp|Rashid|2018|p=36}}
History
While its exact foundation date is unknown, some sources allege that Nattoreh was first set up on 1 October 2011.{{sfnp|Rashid|2018|p=36}} Since its formation, the militia has taken part in several Syrian Democratic Forces-led operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, such as the Manbij offensive (2016), the Raqqa campaign (2016–2017), and the Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019). Nattoreh also protects ceremonies and celebrations of the Assyrian Church of the East.{{sfnp|Rashid|2018|pp=36, 37}}
On 25 February 2017, the Assyrian Democratic Party agreed to join the Syrian Democratic Council, and the People's Protection Units (YPG) agreed to hand over security in the Assyrian towns along the Khabur River to the Khabour Guards and Nattoreh, both of which joined the Syrian Democratic Forces. On 13 April, the YPG officially handed over responsibility for the security of the Khabur valley's villages to the Khabour Guards and Nattoreh, though it kept a military base near Tell Tamer.
On 20 September 2018, Nattoreh joined the General Command of the Assyrian Forces, an umbrella organization founded by the Assyrian Democratic Party.{{Cite web |url=https://smartnews-agency.com/en/wires/349889/assyrian-official-sdf-leaders-seek-to-divide-ranks-between-assyrians |title=Assyrian official "SDF leaders seek to divide ranks between Assyrians in al-Hasakah" |author=Mais Noor Aldeen |work=SMART News |date=4 December 2018 |access-date=11 December 2019 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211194229/https://smartnews-agency.com/en/wires/349889/assyrian-official-sdf-leaders-seek-to-divide-ranks-between-assyrians |url-status=dead }}
==See also==
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book
|last=Rashid
|first=Bedir Mulla
|translator=Obaida Hitto
|title= Military and Security Structures of the Autonomous Administration in Syria
|language=
|url=http://omranstudies.org/publications/reports/download/68_d403f01ed28320cb2e67b13cffb381c7.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701140230/http://omranstudies.org/publications/reports/download/68_d403f01ed28320cb2e67b13cffb381c7.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2018-07-01
|orig-year=1st pub. 2017
|date= 2018
|publisher= Omran for Strategic Studies
|location= Istanbul
|isbn=
}}
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Category:Assyrian organizations
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