As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

In June 2014, ISIS launched an all-out offensive in northern and western Iraq, seizing large swathes of territory, including ...

Today, the Assyrians are the descendants of the ancient Assyrian Empire and one of the earliest civilizations emerging in Mesopotamia. Although the Assyrian empire ended in 612 B.C., history is ...

Open the Youtube video The Assyrian Empire was further south than the northern lights seen in the sky today, according to ...

The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

Philadelphia, Pa -- The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and showcases the rise of the New Assyrian Empire.

The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military campaigns of Ashurbanipal, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was discovered in ...

Assyrians, an ethnic group indigenous to the Middle East, also known as Chaldeans or Syriacs, are deserving of all the aid they can receive. They continue to honor ancient Christian traditions in ...