Today, Assyrian Christians in the Middle East and around the world celebrate Akitu, the Assyrian New Year, now year 6775! Assyrians are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia (Iraq, Syria), and this tradition dates back to Sumerian times! It’s amazing how, despite the extreme

BREAKING: Assyrians celebrating Akitu in northern Iraq were targeted in an axe attack reportedly carried out by a Kurdish man and woman. Asayish forces are believed to have arrested the suspects. Injury status remains unconfirmed. More details to come.

Source: AssyrianPassion on Instagram

UPDATE: An injured Assyrian man reports that the Kurdish assailant shouted, “this is an Islamic country” during the attack. Source: Ninib Toma via Facebook.

Our flag is stained with blood, in our land, the land of Assyria, every day the Kurds prove that they are trying to displace us from our land by killing, stealing, and stealing our heritage. LONG LIVE ASSYRIA ❤️ #assyria #assyrian #assyriannewyear #iraq #syria #humanrights

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ISLAMIC AXE ATTACK IN IRAQ AS ASSYRIANS CELEBRATE 6775 YEARS OF AKITU Today, an ancient Christian community celebrates Akitu, the Assyrian New Year. The Assyrians descend from ancient Assyrians and are one of the first converts to Christianity. They are one of the final

🚨Assyrian Christians in Iraq were attacked by a Kurdish Islamist wielding an axe. The victims were assaulted while celebrating an Assyrian holiday - their attacker proclaimed that Iraq is a Muslim nation. Pray for those injured – and that the banner of Christ would sweep the

A 17-year-old and an elderly woman are in critical condition following an attack by an Islamic terrorist in Iraq, where they were peacefully celebrating a Christian Assyrian holiday. Why does it seem that no one cares when Christians are attacked?

A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq | AP News apnews.com/article/iraq-a…

The Assyrians are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia. Islamist colonizers have been persecuting them and attempting to eradicate their population for centuries. Yesterday in Iraq, they were attacked while celebrating their New Year, a tradition that has been observed for

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Historic bilingualism of Akkadian & Aramaic which relates to Assyrian linguistic continuity of present dialects 'Northeastern Neo-Aramaic' (NENA) A clipped version of the lecture, Assyrian Renaissance: Assyrians & Aramaic - Dr. Jonathan Valk

Assyrian granite lion from 860 BC in the British Museum. Outstanding carving which is simplified and linear, somehow more effectively conveying a naturalistic expression, appearing almost more real than reality.

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