(AINA) -- The use of the term "minority" to describe Assyrians in Turkey and later in Iraq is deeply tied to the political and nationalist agendas of these nations, particularly in the 20th century. While Assyrians are undoubtedly the indigenous people of the land of the two rivers (Mesopotamia), the term "minority" was used to undermine their presence, deny their historical rights, and...
(AINA) -- There were three Assyrian empires in BC times. The first was from 2000 BC to 1750 BC; the second was from 1365 BC to 1076 BC; the third and most famous and influential was called the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling from 911 BC to 609 BC. The following video from the History Time youtube channel presents the history of the neo-Assyrian empire. ...
(AINA) -- The following report by CBN addresses the issue of "protection" of Assyrians by the Kurdish regional government in north Iraq. ...
(AINA) -- Professor Michael Wingert interviews Sabro Bengaro, the director of the Assyrian Genocide Research center. ...
(AINA) -- Amir Harrak, Professor of Aramaic and Syriac at the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, delivered a lecture on the history of Assyrians after the fall of Nineveh in 612 BC, covering the period up to the 12th century AD. ...
(AINA) -- There are 15,000 Assyrians living in Armenia. The following three videos show the Assyrian villages of Arzni and Dvin. ...