Syriac Assembly Movement
Syriac Assembly Movement حركة تجمع السريان ܙܘܥܐ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ | |
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| President | John Hadaya |
| Founder | Isho Majid Hadaya |
| Founded | January 15, 2004 |
| Headquarters | Bakhdida |
| Ideology | Assyrian/Syriac interests |
| Website | |
| Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine | |
The Syriac Assembly Movement (Arabic: حركة تجمع السريان) (Syriac: ܙܘܥܐ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ), formerly known as the Syriac Independent Gathering Movement (Arabic: حركة التجمع السرياني المستقل), is an Assyrian political party from Iraq. The party's membership comprised mostly Assyrian Christians, particularly those who belonged to the Syriac Catholic community, and to a lesser extent those of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
On several occasions, SAM cooperated with other political parties, mainly on issues related to protection of ethnic and religious rights of minority groups in Iraq. The party was headquartered in the town of Bakhdida, and at its height in publicity, was led by Anwar Matti Hadaya until his death in 2017.