Abdul Latif Rashid, then the Iraqi president, removed its official recognition of Louis Raphaël I Sako as the authority of the Chaldean Church, sparking protests amongst the Assyrian community in Ankawa.

[4] Additionally, the Babylon Brigade under the leadership of Rayan al-Kildani had stolen the political seats designated for Assyrians and Christians in Iraq in the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election.

[5] In its message of founding the alliance, the Assyrian Democratic Movement stressed the importance of gaining political representation in the 2023 Iraqi governorate elections, as well combatting discrimination and allocating resources to rebuild the Nineveh Plains post-ISIS.

[6] [7] The Athra Alliance's chosen candidates for the 2023 Iraqi governorate elections were Walentina William Youssef (Kirkuk), Sharara Yusuf Ishaq (Baghdad), and Ma'rib Imad Elias Hanno (Nineveh).

[8] During the election, campaigning for Hanno was done with the collaboration of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union, visiting areas in the Nineveh Plains and encouraging voter participation.