Nineveh Plain Protection Units

The Nineveh Plain Protection Units  NPU is a military organization created in June of 2014 in order to defend Iraq's Assyrian Christians from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and possibly retake their lands currently in ISIL's hands. The group is aided by the American Mesopotamian Organization and Chaldean Syriac Assyrian diaspora communities worldwide. NPU has up to 5,500 men. A spokesman said the group also eventually plans to seek support from American and European governments.

According to USnews, Nineveh Plain Protection Units can be legally funded. All financial supports for Nineveh Plain Protection Units to fight against ISIS can be donated through Restore Nineveh Now and American Mesopotamian Organization.

Nineveh plains (Pqata d'Ninwĕ, ; Daŝta d'Ninwĕ, سهل نينوى; sahl naynawā, Kurdish: Deşta Neynewa) is a region in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq to the north and east of the city Mosul. It generally consists of three districts; Tel Keppe, Al-Hamdaniya, and Al-Shikhan. The area includes the ancient Assyrian ruins of the cities of Nineveh, Nimrud and Dur-Sharrukin, as well as numerous ancient religious sites such as Mar Mattai Monastery, Rabban Hormizd Monastery, Tomb of Nahum and Lalish.

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