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Yaqoub Beth-Addai

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Yaqoub Beth-Addai is an Iraqi expert on militias active in the Nineveh Plains region and Mosul.

Recent Policy Analysis by Yaqoub Beth-Addai

A priest leads an Easter mass at the Grand Immaculate Church in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq, April 9, 2023 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Babylon Brigade Plans to Rig 2025 Voting in Christian Areas
Mar 3, 2025
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
March 14, 2023 protest by Christian locals over the Babiliyoun militia seizure of seven NPU soldiers
Brief Analysis
Babiliyoun Movement Hijacks All Four Christian Minority Seats
Jan 2, 2024
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
Sept 26 2023 Qaraqosh fire victims
Brief Analysis
Rayan al-Kildani Faces Election Backlash in the Months After Wedding Hall Fire
Nov 29, 2023
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
Rayan al-Kildani in a gaudy fake gold chair
Brief Analysis
Rayan al-Kildani Pretends to Have a Personal Audience with the Pope
Sep 8, 2023
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
  • Michael Knights
A priest leads an Easter mass at the Grand Immaculate Church in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq, April 9, 2023 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Blunting the Militia Campaign Against Iraq’s Christian Leaders
Jul 25, 2023
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
  • Michael Knights
Rayan al-Kildani and Muhandis
Brief Analysis
Profile: Kataib Babiliyoun (50th PMF Brigade)
Mar 16, 2023
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  • Michael Knights
  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
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