Khabour Guards

Khabour Guards
ܢܛܘܪܐ ܕܚܒܘܪ‎
Participant in the Syrian civil war
Active 2013 – June 2015
Leaders Elias Nasser
Area of operations Hasaka Governorate, Syria
Allies Sootoro
Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Khabour Guards (Syriac: ܢܛܘܪܐ ܕܚܒܘܪ‎, translit. Naṭore d'Khabour) was an Assyrian Syrian militia created after the collapse of Syrian government control in the Assyrian dominated Khabour valley northeast of Hasaka. The militia was composed of hundreds of local Assyrians and had manned checkpoints in several villages, most notably Tel Tamer.

The Khabour Guards were initially overrun by ISIS during the jihadist's assault on 23 February 2015. Together with the MFS and YPG they managed to slow the advance of ISIS.[1]

June 2015 withdrawal

It was announced that the group would be withdrawing from battle on 8 June 2015. A related statement from the American Mesopotamian Organization states the Khabour Guards refused to be part of MFS or be involved in what they claimed was a Kurdish plan for "dividing" the Republic of Syria.[2]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Abducted Syrian Christians moved to militant stronghold". Gulf News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Leith Fadel. "Official statement from the Khabour Assyrian Council of Guardians". Al-Masdar News.
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