Assyrians in Syria are an ethnic and linguistic minority indigenous to Upper Mesopotamia, the north-eastern half of Syria. Syrian-Assyrians are people of Assyrian descent living in Syria, and those in
Assyrian Christian baptism in Syria
Assyrian priest with manuscript, Khabur river valley area, 1939
Assyrian refugees travelling to Khabur after escaping the Simele massacre
Chaldean Catholic Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Aleppo
The Syrian Democratic Forces was a Kurdish-led coalition of left-wing ethnic militias and rebel groups, which served as the official military wing of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North
Assyrians in Syria
…political sides from the onset of the Syrian Civil War with some Assyrian groups allying with the Syrian Government and others with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. With the onset of the Syrian Civil War, Assyrians have formed numerous military forces in order to protect their communities. These range from military…
Press conference of the SDF on 22 January 2018, involving Kino Gabriel (center), spokesman of the SDF.
SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIL with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the 14-point agreement on the ceasefire and the integration of the SDF, which was signed by SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi