August, 1933, Iraq. THE SIMELE MASSACRE (Simel, Simmel)With Iraq's independence, Arabism and Arab-Nationalism grew, so did fanatical Islam, especially as Assyrians revolted. Assyrians as a "race" became a target; As Christians, there were now the despised 'infidels' and anti-Assyrian jihad declaration became routine by the Government to inflame the locals. There were attempted forcible conversions to Islam. Some 3,000 were brutally butchered, asides from a massaive ethnic cleansing. Perpetrators: Iraqi Government; local Arab and Druze Muslims.August 7th ~ "Assyrian Ethnic Cleansing," The New Assyrian Martyrs Day August 7th of every year marks the Assyrian Martyrs Day, what began as the...