Assyrian Scouting and Guiding

RAF Habbaniya opened in 1937, on the Euphrates 40 miles west of Baghdad as the permanent Royal Air Force headquarters for Iraq.

In 1940 the schoolmaster wished to start a Scout organization and was assisted by the Royal Air Force servicemen stationed there.

The Iraqi Scout Organization was run on British lines, consisting of seven troops each with a British and an Assyrian instructor, a Senior Scout troop, and an Assyrian Rover crew.

Girls wanted to join, so the Rovers started a separate troop for them.

IPA: "mθu:m ʕa:ti:da:", Always Ready in Assyrian Syriac.