EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTIAN ARMY FIGHTING ISIS PLEADS FOR U.S. SUPPORT: ‘WE’RE DONE’
The Assyrian Army is in dire need of military support from the United States to protect Christian communities in Iraq and Syria against the genocide they are facing at the hands of the barbaric Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), according to a decorated American military veteran advising the force.
Retired Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari, who was deployed to Iraq during his 20-year career in the U.S. Army, is one of the Americans advising the Assyrian Army, known as Dwekh Nawsha, which means “self-sacrifice” in the ancient Aramaic language used by Jesus and still spoken by the Assyrian Christians.
According to Sangari, the Assyrian military force, which is primarily based in Iraq’s Assyrian Nineveh plain, is closely aligned with the strategic goals and aspirations of the United States.
Sangari, head of the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement, spoke to Breitbart News about the continued plight of Dwekh Nawsha as ISIS has unleashed a savage and deadly wave of persecution against Christians and other religious minorities throughout Iraq and Syria.
“All we’re saying is we’re done. We don’t have equipment. We don’t have the weapons. We don’t have the training,” said Lt. Col. Sangari, an Assyrian American.
“As much as you’re giving money to all these individuals who are killing each other, why don’t you try to give it to the Assyrians?” he added, addressing the United States. “Anybody who fights just for money will be a failure, but when you give money to individuals who are fighting for their homeland, they’ll be successful.”
The Assyrian Army is among the most effective groups fighting the terrorist organization, which has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria, declared Lt. Col. Sangari.
Despite their lack of resources, the Assyrian army has held the FLOT (Forward Line of Troops) against ISIS in Iraq’s Assyrian Nineveh plain, their homeland, since last August when the jihadist group overran the area.
By doing so, the army, which started with only 12 fighters, has been able to protect Christian territories in Iraq’s Nineveh province and resist ISIS’s command for Christians to pay a submissive tax known as the jizya, convert to Islam, or die by the sword.
The Assyrian Army FLOT was established in the Christian village of Bakufa located in northern Iraq’s Nineveh province, about 20 miles north of Mosul.
Dwekh Nawsha is one of the major Assyrian Christian militias fighting genocide at the hands of ISIS.
The Assyrian Army needs the U.S. to provide money, training, and equipment so that they can take the fight to the enemy, pointed out Sangari.
Currently, they are unable to go on the offensive because they are unable to sustain a large force. They have been forced to limit their operations compared to those the Assyrian Army carried out last year.
“If the U.S. goal is bring security to the region, then there should be U.S. Special Operations Forces training, equipping, and supporting the Assyrian Army, allowing them to expand their reach, which is currently grounded in the Assyrian Nineveh plain in Iraq,” noted the American advisor.
The Assyrian Army is aligned with U.S. interests in the region, asserted Sangari, noting that retired American military officers like himself are advising the Assyrian force.
“Who understands how the Department of Defense works, how the Department of State works, what the strategic goals and aspirations of the United States are better than these patriots? They’re American-born Assyrians who have served in the United States military – from the Marines to the Navy to the Air Force to the special operations forces. They are the ones who are advising them,” he told Breitbart News.
“If you cannot trust Americans who support those Assyrians on the ground who have taken their advice, then I don’t know who you can trust in the region,” added Sangari.
Lobbyist groups in Washington, D.C. have proven to be a barrier for the Assyrian Army’s repeated request for U.S. support, acknowledged Sangari.
“One of the biggest obstacles we run into are the lobbyist groups in Washington, D.C. who are being funded to no end to try to preach in favor of other ethnicities in the region who cannot even manage and administer their own areas,” he said. “Because of that the Assyrians have not been able to get the support they need.”
President Obama has acknowledged that ISIS is carrying out genocide against Iraqi Christians. Yet he has done nothing to help the Assyrian Army, according to the Lt. Col. Sangari.
It appears that President Obama’s military advisors do not understand that Assyrians are united under one common goal — to protect their historical homeland, he noted.
The Assyrian army wants an enduring partnership with the U.S. and they want to fight for their historical land themselves.
“The Assyrian Army wants to fight, the problem is that you’re sending mixed signals to them every time you support different organizations, different groups, nobody really knows what your strategic plan is in the region,” said Lt. Col. Sangari when asked what message he had for President Obama.
There are hundreds of fighters in the Assyrian Army, including women and foreigners.
Americans, French, Spaniards, Germans, and Australians are among the handful of Westerners who have joined the force.
“The Americans are not allowed to fight for the Assyrian Army unless they sign a piece of paper saying they’re not going to violate U.S. law by pledging allegiance to the Assyrian Army,” explained Sangari. “So you cannot pledge allegiance as an American to the Assyrian Army.”
The Assyrian Army has not received military support from any governments, asserted the lieutenant colonel.
Iran did send humanitarian aid to Assyrians in the region at the request of Assyrians in Iran. The aid went to the families of the Assyrian fighters.
The Assyrian Army has established The United Assyrian Appeal foundation where people can donate money to the families of the Assyrian soldiers who are fighting ISIS on the ground.
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suyts space 
DEVELOPING. Not a joke.
6 or more Jihadist attacks in Paris. Up to 50 dead. Hostage taking in venue where a Californian metal band should have played. Soccer game FR-GER in Paris aborted.
Hollande declares national emergency, closes borders.
60+ dead, 100+ hostages.
German news ticker:
http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/anschlag-in-paris-im-live-ticker-60-tote-explosionen-schiessereien-und-geiselnahme-mit-100-menschen-in-paris_id_5087185.html
This is ongoing for about 2 hours now.
Places I have identified are all North of the Seine, inside and outside the Peripherique.
Most of the well known tourist attractions are North of the Seine, and inside the Peripherique, which is their ring expressway.
Most of the dead are at the concert venue Bataclan where 6 gunmen fired into the crowd with AK 47s.
Eye witnesses say hostages were made to lie on the ground, gunmen went from one to the next, shooting them.
Hollande has in the meantime admitted that attackers are Muslims. (Which is of course something our spineless leaders do only if they absolutely cannot avoid it as they crave the Muslim vote)
(German media still weasels around it, fooling nobody)
Well they did shout Allahu Ackbar and “This is for Syria”.
If this is what Barack Hussein O-bomb-a called his JV team, I’d say it’s past time to take out the varsity in one fell swoop. When suddenly exposed to extreme heat, sand has a funny way of turning to glass. Problem solved for the world.
1. An emergency evacuation of all US troops in the area to the safe haven of Israel.
2. Let the rain begin.
Oh! German media admit the Allahu Ackbars.
Oh and RAID, the French anti terror unit, has stormed the Bataclan concert hall as there are no hostages left to save anyway.
Did I say GLADIO 2.0?
I wonder. Did Hollande try to trade with Russia again?
Well here is something:
“Envoys From Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine To Meet November 6 ”
“Chief diplomats of Germany, France, Russia, and Ukraine will meet on November 6 in Berlin to agree on the next steps in ending the Ukraine conflict, a German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.”
http://www.rferl.org/content/envoys-germany-france-russia-ukraine-meet-november-6-berlin-peace-talks/27346293.html
Similar to the Astana meeting that got cancelled after the Charlie Hebdo attack.
So tragic that this has to happen before the nations wake up. My thoughts and prayers to the loved ones of the massacred. Keep us updated of any more developments!
In an excellent article that cuts to the core (no pun intended) of the West’s ongoing, willful, dementia-induced dilemma, Carol Brown writes:
“How often have we heard people say it will take another attack to wake people up? But after each one-more-attack nothing changes (at least for the better), as the West remains mired in cowardice and complicity. All one need do is look at our rush to import hundreds of thousands of colonizers from Islamic countries and you realize that we’ve fallen into an even deeper slumber–one that borders on comatose.”
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/11/only_one_outcome_matters_after_terror_attacks_in_france_.html
English newsticker.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-13/kalashnikov-shootout-explosions-reported-paris
Oh and it’s “bataclan”, not batclan, and the word means “the whole shebang” or “rummage”, as a dictionary tells me.
Some people specalute this to be revenge of the alleged killing of Jihadi John, allegedly by the ace US forces, but then again, wasn’t that a Hollywood/SITE actor in the first place, so I’d take that with a salt mine. (Usually these actors are claimed to have been killed at least six times before the scriptwriters get bored)
Bodycount 100+ according to German media now.
RAID saved about 40 to 60 people in the bataclan.
German article with older photos of the band. (But, text is about current affairs)
Link.
http://www.promiflash.de/news/2015/11/13/sie-erschiessen-alle-konzert-geisel-postet-bei-facebook.html
The band made it out unscathed through the emergency exit behind the stage.
Do you think France and the rest of Europe will reclaim their senses? Will they shut their borders and keep them shut?
The propensity of Eurocrats to ignore reality has no known bounds.
See, there were SEVERAL terror attacks where Muslims drove their cars into crowds on Christmas markets in France last Xmas season, and nothing happened as a consequence.
I’m scanning German news for the word Dschihad, and NOBODY calls this Jihad.
I expect further submission under Islam until Paris, Brussels and Berlin look like Beirut.
That simply can’t be so! It can only be “workplace violence.”
James, when do you think we’ll learn and do the same? Problem is, they’re already here in America the same way they were already in France, and awaiting their cue.
I think many will take note and understand the need to secure our borders. Yes, they’re already here, but, that doesn’t mean we should invite more.
But, to answer your question, honestly, no, I don’t think we’ll learn from this. ……
But, I do believe the agitators, anarchists, and Muslim lunatics are overplaying their hands. For some reason, someone seems to have lost their patience and now we’re seeing this madness escalating. I don’t believe the West is that weak willed enough to allow it to continue. I’m thinking of writing a post on this, but, ….. a detached early eval, but, it’s too soon for it.
Lou, we will have a total political flip flop when they do that here.
Watch politics in France for the next few weeks, especially Marine Le Pen’s National Front
Lat, if and when the “flip-flop” finally occurs, do you think we’ll begin to employ the tactics outlined by Lt. Col. Ralph Peters?
Bodycount 140+, 100 at bataclan, 40 found elsewhere. One more shooting in “Halles”, I suppose they mean Paris Les Halles which is very well known, right next to the Centre Pompidou.
At last glance, there have been no Christians strapping on homicide vests and walking into mosques or other Arab/Islamic venues. Enter CAIR with their latest idiocy:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/11/14/the-hashtag-that-cair-is-promoting-following-paris-attacks/
Christianity says “I am willing to die for what I believe WITHOUT taking another human with me, and then only in self-defense when provoked.” Islam says “YOU will die for what WE believe in.” It’s one of the only two tools in their toolbox as they attempt to establish their satanic one-world caliphate–fear and deception (i.e., “taqqiya”).