HI SCR109

Acknowledges the genocide committed against Assyrians between 1915 and 1923 during the Ottoman Empire and the Seyfo genocide committed in 1933 in Iraq.

Approximately two-thirds of the Assyrian population were killed between 1915 and 1923, and approximately 6,000 Assyrians were murdered in Simele, Iraq in August 1933 by the Iraqi army and irregular Kurdish and Arab forces.

Urges the governments of Turkey and Iraq to formally recognize the genocide against Assyrians and provide scholars access to historical archives and relevant documents.

Transmits certified copies of the resolution to the United States Secretary of State, Hawaii Governor, President of Turkey, President of Iraq, and International Association of Genocide Scholars.

Notes that the International Association of Genocide Scholars has determined the Assyrian genocide was part of a larger campaign against Christian minorities, including Armenians and Greeks.