| Nineveh Plain Forces | |
|---|---|
| ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܕܫܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ قوات سهل نينوى | |
 Emblem of the NPF | |
| Leaders | Safaa Khamro/Elias Jajo[1] |
| Dates of operation | January 2015 – 2017 (alleged) |
| Motives | Regional defence Armed resistance |
| Active regions | Nineveh Plains, Assyrian homeland |
| Ideology | Assyrian nationalism Dawronoye |
| Size | 200 light infantry |
| Part of | Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union BNDP |
| Allies |  Syriac Military Council Peshmerga Nineveh Plain Protection UnitsBethnahrain Women's Protection Forces |
| Opponents |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | Battle of Mosul (2016–17) |
The Nineveh Plain Forces (Syriac: ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܕܫܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, romanized: Ḥaylawathe d'Deshta d'Ninwe) (Arabic: قوات سهل نينوى), abbreviated as NPF, was a military organization formed by the indigenous Christian Assyrians of Iraq, in cooperation with the Kurdish Peshmerga,[2] to defend against Islamic State.[3] The group was affiliated with the Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party and the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (HBA), the latter being part of the secular Dawronoye movement.[3][4] Along with smaller episodes of combat, the group also participated in the Battle of Mosul (2016–2017).[5][better source needed]
Formed on 6 January 2015, the Nineveh Plain Forces had only a very short time in combat, and was considered defunct by late 2017.
- ^ "Assyrian Forces Secure Abandoned Front Line Town Against ISIS In North Iraq". Assyrian International News Agency. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Inside the Christian Militias Defending the Nineveh Plains". Warisboring. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ a b "The establishment of Nineveh Plain Forces – NPF". Syriac International News Agency. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "NPF: Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people of Iraq liberate their Christian homeland from ISIS". Syriac International News Agency. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "NPF declaring their participation to Mosul offensive". Syriac International News Agency. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.