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THE HAGUE — The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) issued a renewed warning over the deteriorating situation facing Syriacs (Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans) in Iraq and Syria, describing their survival in their ancestral homeland as increasingly at risk amid insecurity, politicalfragmentation, and targeted violence.
In its recent statement, UNPO said it is “gravely concerned over the deteriorating situation facing Assyrian communities in Iraq and Syria,” adding that the crisis is marked by militia activity, displacement, and political exclusion across the region’s historic Assyrian heartlands. The organization stressed that Assyrians, one of the world’s oldest Indigenous peoples, are now confronting “an accelerating crisis of demographic collapse, militia violence, and political marginalisation.”
UNPO framed the situation as part of a long historical pattern of erasure, noting that Assyrians have “survived empires, forced displacement, and [...]
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Who are Syriac Press?SyriacPress.com is an independent, specialized online news and media agency dedicated to covering the affairs of the Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian-Aramean people. The platform serves as a vital voice for the indigenous Christian communities of the Middle East, particularly across their ancestral homelands in the Beth Nahrain (Mesopotamia) region, which encompasses parts of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and southeastern Turkey (Tur Abdin).
What is Syria?Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turkemens. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunnis make up the largest religious group in Syria.
What is Iraq?Iraq, officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 37 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.
What is ISIS?The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, Daesh, and other names) is a Salafi jihadist terrorist organisation. It is a former unrecognised proto-state that follows a fundamentalist, Salafi doctrine of Sunni Islam. ISIS gained global prominence in early 2014 when it drove Iraqi government forces out of key cities in its Western Iraq offensive, followed by its capture of Mosul and the Sinjar massacre.
