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The article mentions their role in the Rashid Ali revolt in 1941, but this is not expanded upon in the text of the article; this needs to be corrected. Parsecboy ( talk) 20:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Its the Assyrian Levies, not Iraq...come on! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.80.208 ( talk) 18:20, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
Their official name was the Iraqi Levies no matter the actual ethnic makeup. Just like the Gurkhas of Nepal were part of the British or Indian Armies.-- Degen Earthfast ( talk) 13:54, 31 March 2012 (UTC) The name was base on the geographical area of recruitment. See also Palestine Gendarmerie and Transjordan Frontier Force. British ethnically recruited organizations reflected this in their names; Arab Legion and Kings African Rifles.-- Degen Earthfast ( talk) 14:11, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved majority hold that proposed title is not the common name in reliable sources. ( non-admin closure) — Amakuru ( talk) 10:24, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Iraq Levies →
Assyrian Levies – Per
WP:COMMONNAME. Google Books: "Assyrian Levies" 1270 results
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[2]. Google search: "Assyrian Levies" 3050 results
[3] and "Iraqi Levies" 651 results
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NOTE: the quintessential history of the Levies, The Iraq Levies 1915 – 1932 by Brigadier J. Gilbert Browne CMG, CBE, DSO, constantly refers to the organization as the Iraq Levies. Only the website http://assyrianlevies.info/ refers to the organization as the Assyrian Levies. Note als that http://assyrianlevies.org is a dead link.-- Degen Earthfast ( talk) 14:42, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
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The article mentions their role in the Rashid Ali revolt in 1941, but this is not expanded upon in the text of the article; this needs to be corrected. Parsecboy ( talk) 20:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Its the Assyrian Levies, not Iraq...come on! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.80.208 ( talk) 18:20, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
Their official name was the Iraqi Levies no matter the actual ethnic makeup. Just like the Gurkhas of Nepal were part of the British or Indian Armies.-- Degen Earthfast ( talk) 13:54, 31 March 2012 (UTC) The name was base on the geographical area of recruitment. See also Palestine Gendarmerie and Transjordan Frontier Force. British ethnically recruited organizations reflected this in their names; Arab Legion and Kings African Rifles.-- Degen Earthfast ( talk) 14:11, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved majority hold that proposed title is not the common name in reliable sources. ( non-admin closure) — Amakuru ( talk) 10:24, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Iraq Levies →
Assyrian Levies – Per
WP:COMMONNAME. Google Books: "Assyrian Levies" 1270 results
[1] and "Iraqi Levies" 266 results
[2]. Google search: "Assyrian Levies" 3050 results
[3] and "Iraqi Levies" 651 results
[4].
Shmayo (
talk) 19:49, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
NOTE: the quintessential history of the Levies, The Iraq Levies 1915 – 1932 by Brigadier J. Gilbert Browne CMG, CBE, DSO, constantly refers to the organization as the Iraq Levies. Only the website http://assyrianlevies.info/ refers to the organization as the Assyrian Levies. Note als that http://assyrianlevies.org is a dead link.-- Degen Earthfast ( talk) 14:42, 17 February 2015 (UTC)