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Introduction
The Assyrians have a long history dating back to biblical times. The rise
of Assyria, a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) began around 1350 BC. At its
height (730-650 BC), the Assyrian empire controlled the Middle East from the Gulf to
Egypt, but it collapsed in 612 BC.
Today, there are about two million Assyrians living in Iraq, 700,000 in Syria, 400,000 in the USA and
about 500,000 in the rest of the world.
They have their own language
and alphabet.
They are almost all Christians: Chaldean church 45%, Syriac Orthodox 26%, Church of the East 19%, Syrian
Catholic 4%, others 6%. See list of Assyrian
religious links.
More information: Wikipedia
History
The
Assyrians 1170-612 BC
The Assyrians were Semitic people in the northern reaches of
Mesopotamia. Under the monarch, Shamshi-Adad, they attempted
to build their own empire, but Hammurabi soon crushed the
attempt. [World Civilisations website]
Brief
history of the Assyrians
Peter BetBasoo (Assyria on Line)
Timeline of Assyrian history
Ancient history links
Assyria on Line
Politics
Assyrian
Democratic Movement
Assyrian
National Congress
Assyrian
Patriotic Party
BetNahrain
Democratic Party
Genocides against the Assyrian
nation (AINA)
Media
Zinda
Weekly Assyrian news magazine (in English)
Assyrian International News Agency
Assyrian
News Agency (BetNahrain)
AssyriaSAT
Assyria Vision
(KBSV)
"The first and the only Assyrian television station"
KBES
On-line radio
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