Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq[7] Sadrist Members of Parliament block[8] Islamic Dawa Party block of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki[8] The three main Syriac Christian Bishops in the area, One Syriac Catholic, and two Syriac Orthodox, in 2017, came out in support of the idea of a protected area for Syriac Christians. Though the Patriarch has stated the priority should be other concerns.