Toma Tomas
Toma Tomas ܬܐܘܡܐ ܬܐܘܡܐܣ توما توماس | |
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Toma Tomas in his seventies | |
| Born | 1924 |
| Died | 15 October 1996 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Other names | Abu Joseph |
| Occupation | Guerilla leader |
| Known for | Guerilla leader |
| Political party | Iraqi Communist Party |
Toma Tomas (Syriac: ܬܐܘܡܐ ܬܐܘܡܐܣ) (1924-1996), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Joseph, was a Chaldean politician and the leader of al-Ansar, a communist, Marxist–Leninist militia in Iraq which fought on behalf of the Iraqi Communist Party against the Iraqi government from the 1960s until the 1980s.