"The Assyrian homeland is in northern Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq, where the ancient cities of Assur and Nineveh were built," writes the scholar, Hannibal Travis. "For 300 years, Assyrian kings ruled
Representatives of the Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac Christian political parties have produced a position paper which outlines their desire to establish self-governance. In the very land from which Christianity was
Damascus - At least 17 churches and Christian shrines have been destroyed, desecrated or occupied by jihadist groups in the Syrian conflict. The list was provided by sources linked to
Thousands of Christians in Syria are fleeing after advances by Islamic State into ancient Assyrian Christian heartlands.ISIS has made ground in a fierce and destructive offensive on a town near
BAGHDAD — The secretary-general of the Assyrian Democratic Movement and member of the Iraqi parliament, Yonadam Kanna, spoke to Al-Monitor about the unwillingness of Iraqi Christians to establish an autonomous region
A group of 230 Assyrian Christians taken captive by Islamic State terrorists in February may soon be released, as the extremist group recently agreed to significantly lower their demands in
One of the less widely known consequences of ISIS' devastating rise is in northern Iraq is the existential threat it has unleashed against the Assyrian people, writes Mardean Isaac.ISIS took
The Islamic State terror group has distributed online photos of three women believed to be kidnapped Assyrian Christians, warning that if a ransom is not paid for their freedom, the
The Islamic State terror group has released 22 Assyrian Christians who were part of a group of over 200 believers kidnapped in February in raids on villages in the Khabur
The Syriac defense group active in Hasakah say their YPG allies should be left out of Turkish strikes. (AFP/File)A militia group of Assyrian Christians in Syria became the latest in