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# After years abroad, Iraq’s Assyrians weigh returning home
- URL: https://www.assyriapost.com/after-years-abroad-iraqs-assyrians-weigh-returning-home/
- Published: 2026-05-19T19:16:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-20T21:04:57.000Z
- Description: Matti Matti grew up in Ankawa, an Assyrian area outside of Erbil. He’s witnessed the town change dramatically as Iraq’s Assyrian population has collapsed.
- Author: The Assyria Post
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"As many Assyrians, others like Dilan Adamat have made the decision to return. He is part of a group of people united by a single goal: to support displaced members of their community, now scattered around the world, to return home."

Story by Joe Snell for Al Monitor. 

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[After years abroad, Iraq’s Christians weigh returning homeMatti Matti grew up in Ankawa, a Christian enclave outside of Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. He’s witnessed the town change dramatically as Iraq’s Christian population has collapsed, from 1.5 million in 2003 to fewer than 150,000 today.As many Assyrians, Chaldeans and Syriacs leave — terms often used interchangeably — others like Dilan Adamat have made the decision to return. He is part of a group of people united by a single goal: to support displaced members of their community, now scattered around the world, to return home.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/f5/5df5a6c1-1f57-4975-951e-ddd33d31dec7/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-180x180-369a1cffc921abfa9df38b9b35a544140950d84ba4e9c494acd9a60daed37b56.png)AL-MONITOR:Adam Lucente In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/f5/5df5a6c1-1f57-4975-951e-ddd33d31dec7/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-202026-02-10-20at-201.03.42-E2-80-AFPM_cleaned-3df87bd0afe42e577f9e5162419fae96bf0cef5a493f2cefe488b44a4f730572.png)](https://www.al-monitor.com/videos/after-years-abroad-iraqs-christians-weigh-returning-home?ref=assyriapost.com)