Assyrian International News Agency

For the educational organization founded by Deghati, see AINA (organization).

The Assyrian International News Agency is a privately funded, independent news agency which provides news and analysis on Assyrian and Assyrian-related issues. It was founded by Peter BetBasoo and Firas Jatou in 1995.[1]

Background

The web site is registered to an address in Chicago, Illinois, belonging to Nineveh Software Corporation.[2]

AINA articles have been cited by:

International Business Times,[3]

The New York Times,[4] [5]

USA Today,[6]

Fox News,[7] [8]

The Christian Post,[9]

Crosswalk.com[10]

United Press International.[11]

Daily Mail[12]

References

  1. ↑ BetBasoo, Peter. "About AINA". About AINA. AINA. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Whois aina.org search
  3. ↑ "Assyrian Safe Haven In Nineveh: Resolution To Protect Iraqi Minorities From ISIS Approved In EU"
  4. ↑ "Besieged Assyrians Have Deep Roots in Middle East"
  5. ↑ "ISIS Onslaught Engulfs Assyrian Christians as Militants Destroy Ancient Art"
  6. ↑ "Report: Saudis sent death-row inmates to fight Syria"
  7. ↑ "Report: Egyptian Muslims Torch 8 Christian Homes on Rumor of Church Construction"
  8. ↑ "Purged by ISIS, Iraq's Christians appeal to world for help"
  9. ↑ "Assyrian Christians Raise Alarm Over Iraq Elections" - UNPO
  10. ↑ "Egyptian Court Acquits Muslims Who Beheaded a Christian" - Crosswalk
  11. ↑ "Sunni group warns Assyrians in Mosul". United Press International. July 2, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-25. A group calling itself "The Battalion of Just Punishment, Jihad Base in Mesopotamia" sent a letter to churches in northern Iraq threatening the Assyrian community for collaborating with U.S. forces and for seeking to establish an autonomous police force, Assyrian International News Agency said Wednesday.
  12. ↑ "ISIS 'plan to destroy the walls of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire

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