Nineveh’s Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage has launched an initiative to reintroduce the chamomile flower to Mosul after several seasons of absence.
The Hawpa National Enlightenment Organization, a Kurdish group with nazi ideology based in northern Iraq has lost its legal status following legal proceedings.
Several Assyrian religious centers in Tur Abdin are being evaluated for inclusion to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It is potentially both a blessing and a curse, some warn.
The Assyrian Democratic Organization has welcomed the agreement between the Syrian government and the PYD/YPG, calling it an important step toward restoring stability, state sovereignty, and inclusive governance in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province.
A prominent Assyrian journalist has made stark allegations against the Kurdish-led SDF, claiming that Assyrians in northeastern Syria have suffered greater losses at its hands than from ISIS, and accusing the militia of orchestrating attacks later blamed on jihadist groups.
In a rare ruling welcomed by Assyrian groups, a court in Northern Iraq has sentenced the perpetrator of the 2025 Akitu attack in Nohadra to life in prison, marking an unusual instance of accountability for violence targeting Assyrians.
Assyrian villages along the Khabur River in Syria’s northeast, including the town of Tell Tamer, are effectively held hostage by the Kurdish YPG militia amid ongoing fighting with the Syrian army.
As tensions persist in Syria’s Gozarto region, leading Assyrian political organizations have warned against further escalation, urging dialogue and the protection of civilian areas amid fighting between Kurdish PYD forces and the Syrian government.
Military developments across the Gozarto region have raised concern among Assyrians, as Syrian army advances roll back Kurdish control. While fears persist, community leaders report no casualties so far and continued efforts to keep Assyrian areas out of the fighting.
Saleh Mohammad Muslim, a senior PYD Kurdish leader who has controlled northeastern Syria since 2011, warned that Damascus demanding control of the region would plunge Syria into chaos and civil war.
A ceremony to lay the foundation stone for a Simele massacre memorial was overshadowed by controversial remarks from a Kurdish official and reports of imminent KRG plans to grab Assyrian land in the nearby village of Bakhtme.
