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Bartella | |
|---|---|
 Saint George Church of Bartella | |
  Bartella | |
| Coordinates: 36°21′8″N 43°22′47″E / 36.35222°N 43.37972°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa |
| Municipality | Al-Hamdaniya District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nisan Karromi |
| Population (2018)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 15,000+ |
| 30,000 prior to ISIS invasion | |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
| Website | http://baretly.net/index.php |
Bartella (Syriac: ܒܪܛܠܐ;[1] Arabic: برطلّة) is a town that is located in the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq, about 21 kilometres (13 miles) east of Mosul.
Bartella was liberated from ISIL control on October 20, 2016 by Iraqi Special Operations Forces[2] along with the Nineveh Plain Protection Units and PMF Brigade 30, who both currently control and run the city's security.[3][4]
The town is populated by ethnic Assyrians and Shabaks.[5] The town had an Assyrian majority prior to the Northern Iraq offensive of ISIL,[6] while the Shabak population has risen to at least 35% of the population[7][8] or a majority.[3]
- ^ برطلي في مرآة الزمان / Bartleh in History / ܒܪܛܠܐ ܒܡܚܙܝܬܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ. مطبعة توما: بيروت. 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Video: Iraqi troops liberate Christian town of Bartella from IS group". France 24. 23 October 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "How Iran-backed fighters are making life hell for Iraq's Christians". America: The Jesuit Review. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Hanna, Reine (June 1, 2020). "Contested Control: The Future of Security in Iraq's Nineveh Plain" (PDF). Assyrian Policy Institute. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Bulos, Nabih (22 October 2016). "'This is our land': Christians return to Iraqi town recaptured from Islamic State". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Correction: Iraq-Christian Town story". Associated Press. 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Part I: ISIS exploited the marginalized minority groups of Iraq". Rudaw. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "'Trust is gone': Iraqi Christians fear returning due to Shiite militia". 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.