Dilan Adamat • ديلان عظمت

Nous ne sommes certes pas nombreux, mais suffisamment pour qu’on en parle ! Un mouvement de retour des exilés s’opère timidement, notamment poussé par des jeunes qui ont envie de vivre sur leurs terres d’origine et participer à la reconstruction du pays. Par @FChretienne

One of the world's oldest Christian communities is on the brink of disappearing. Decades of war and persecution in Iraq have driven most believers out of the country. In Erbil lies a neighborhood unlike any other. This Christian enclave has endured for nearly 2,000 years. Here, people still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Archbishop of Erbil Bashar Matti Warda said, "This is a place of evangelization; this is a place where Christianity came right in the First Century." CBN NEWS REPORTS from ANKAWA, Northern Iraq: cbn.com/news/world/ara…

Dilan Adamat, founder of The Return and a resident of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, speaks to Vatican News about the recent strikes on the region, and what they mean for Iraq’s long-suffering Christian community. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…

Les chrétiens du Kurdistan irakien s’inquiètent de l’escalade des tensions au Moyen-Orient et des récents bombardements. Depuis Erbil, Dilan Adamat, fondateur de l’association The Return, explique la crainte de la communauté chrétienne. vaticannews.va/fr/eglise/news…

Militaire français tué dans la région d'Erbil au Kurdistan irakien : LCI sur le terrain ➡️ Le point sur ce que l'on sait avec Dilan Adamat, correspondant en Irak

@KurdistanWatch They’re both right and wrong at the same time. Again, the most accurate data is the one collected by @ShlamaF : shlama.org/population

What is particularly interesting about this statement is that it directly contradicts data from the Chaldean Catholic Church's own media officer in Erbil. The statement specifically addresses this issue: "The [Rudaw] writer quoted Stephan Shani, media officer of the Chaldean Church in Erbil, as saying: 'There are now more than 100,000 Christians in the Kurdistan Region, and if we include residents of the disputed areas, their number would reach around 150,000 people... Only a small number of Christians remain in Baghdad, and this number decreases annually, with the majority of those remaining being elderly.' This information is incorrect and not based on truth or reliable sources. It is shameful for him to characterize Baghdad's Christians as elderly! It should be noted that Baghdad still maintains the majority of the Christian population, as we will explain. Perhaps he hasn't witnessed how Baghdad's churches are packed with worshippers during holidays, even overflowing into their courtyards! Stephan Shani's information lacks scientific accuracy." chaldeanpatriarchate.com/2025/01/03/%d9…

The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Iraq issued a statement rejecting reports that the majority of Iraqi Christians live in the Kurdistan Region, asserting that Baghdad remains "home to Iraq's largest Christian population". The statement criticizes media outlets, including Rudaw, for publishing what it calls inaccurate data about Iraq's Christian population distribution. While not providing specific figures for Baghdad, the statement offers broader context for Iraq's total Christian population: "If two-thirds of Christians have emigrated and one-third remain from the original population of 1.5 million, approximately 500,000 Christians remain in Iraq. Based on current demographics, Christians constitute about 1% of Iraq's 45 million residents, down from 4% previously." The statement provides these regional population figures: Kurdistan Region: • Erbil: 30,000–40,000 Christians, primarily in Ankawa • Duhok: 8,000–10,000 Christians • Zakho: 8,000–10,000 Christians • Sulaimani and Kirkuk combined: 8,000–10,000 Christians • Akre: 170 families Total: The statement estimates the total Christian population in the Kurdistan Region at no more than 70,000, including those displaced from Mosul and the Nineveh Plains. Nineveh Plains: The region consists of two main areas: • Al-Hamdaniya area (including Qaraqosh, Karamles, Bartella, and villages near Mar Mattai Monastery): • Current population: 26,432 Christians (95% Syriac) • May reach 30,000 when including all Syriac and Chaldean communities • Qaraqosh (Baghdida) remains Iraq's largest Syriac Christian center Northern area (including Tel Kaif, Batnaya, Baqofa, Telskuf, Alqosh, and Sheikhan): • Current population: 20,000–25,000 Christians, mostly Chaldean Mosul: • Pre-2003 population: 40,000–50,000 Christians • Current population: Approximately 280–420 individuals (70 families) Baghdad: • The statement claims that Baghdad continues to host the largest Christian population in Iraq, encompassing 14 Christian denominationsalongside newer Evangelical churches. The statement does not provide a specific population figure for Christians in Baghdad. Southern Provinces (Basra, Amarah, Diwaniyah, Nasiriyah): • Approximately 350 families. Assuming an average family size of 4–6, this equates to 1,400–2,100 individuals.

@KurdistanWatch It could be even worse. We wrote an article about this situation a few months ago (source mentioned in the article). The Christian population in Iraq is estimated to be up to 150k only, and around 63k in Kurdistan. DM me if you want to discuss this topic. the-return.co/up-to-90-of-ir…

A Safe Haven? The indigenous Christian population of Erbil has declined dramatically, falling by over 53% in a decade — from more than 15,000 native families in 2014 to just 7,000 today, according to the Christian Affairs Director at the KRG's Ministry of Endowment. Many of these Christians are emigrating, with an estimated 100,000 currently residing in neighboring countries such as Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon while awaiting visa processing for Western nations. Although this decline is less severe than in other parts of Iraq, it challenges the KRG's portrayal of the Kurdistan Region as a safe haven for Christians. Currently, about 100,000 Christians live in the Kurdistan Region, according to the same official, out of what he estimates to be 400,000 remaining in Iraq. The majority, approximately 220,000, reside in the Nineveh Plains, with smaller communities in Baghdad and other provinces. Christians now constitute approximately 1.57% of Kurdistan's population and 0.9% of Iraq's total population, if the estimated data from the Christian Affairs Directorate is accurate. This represents a significant decrease from the pre-2003 U.S. invasion period, when Christians were estimated to comprise 6–8% of Iraq's total population.

30/ Consternant de remarquer l'absence cruelle de couverture médiatique appropriée en France les 3 premiers jours de l'offensive. Un réveil hier soir en voyant Alep tomber. Venez me suivre sur LinkedIn également ! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Sirens are heard in Ankawa / Erbil right now. No more details so far.

@RomainGaudin @ErdreCanaris Bravo les gars, ne lâchez rien !

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@RonzaAskar3 I’ feeling the same. Especially when these people die without visiting their homeland even once. An old women from Zakho in France was telling me how she was craving the yogurt of her childhood. A family’s friend died in Australia 10 days ago without seeing his friends since 1991

There is something so lonely and devastating about death in the diaspora. How many of our grandparents died without seeing their siblings because displacement separated them for decades?

Meeting expatriate Christians from Iraq who choose to come back international.la-croix.com/news/worldmeet… #Assyrian #chaldean #Syriac

Just to make things clear before the US air campaign begins. According to my sources, all PMF and Iran-backed proxies HQs and positions were cleared days ago. All Iran-backed senior commanders are in their hideouts and some of them are currently in civilian neighborhoods in Baghdad, number them left Iraq already, I.e Akram Al-Kaabi. Abu Fadak was seen few days ago in Jadiriyah district, in Baghdad driving around in his convoy, with heavy security precense. Faleh Al-Fayadh stopped his visits to his farm in Rashdiyah, and currently is inside the Green Zone. #Iraq

Merci à @Marionistanbul et @LaCroix, notre mouvement est crucial pour la survie d’une communauté indigène sur ses terres d’origine !

Merci du soutien chère Blandine !!

L’aventure continue chez @RadioAlSalam où je co-anime désormais une émission hebdomadaire en araméen ! Bravo à @Marionistanbul, à son équipe et à ses prédécesseurs, pour leur travail remarquable en Irak !

@PierreYounan13 To all: Rebin is a Chaldean-Assyrian from Ankawa, Sulaqa is his grandfather’s name which means Ascension (a Christian feast) in Aramaic. His first name is Kurdish, because we don’t like to segregate people and we share culture with the neighbouring ethnies so we coexist.

@thomaschaldean Azizi, Twitter and internet are full of hate between all communities, including suray / Kurds / Arabs. Real life is much different. I understand that online contents can bias our opinions about it. Believe me, 95% of the people I met in the whole Iraq are lovely and respectful!

At least 7 in 3 minutes

Many explosions are heard right now in Erbil, in a few seconds only.