Assyrian christians a small minority in northern Iraq and southern Syria have lived in the Mesopotamian plains since the days of Christ. Since the formation of ISIL many have fled their ancestral homelands amongst raids by ISIL forces that have killed many and subjected others to torture by ISIL. A small group composing of 500 men, according to the Al Jazeera article, are training to take their homeland back. Trained by former U.S. military and funded by American based Assyrian groups the small group is going against large odds in a last ditch effort to take their land back. The Assyrian people speak Aramaic the language that Jesus Christ spoke, Assyrian history and culture dates back to pre-biblical times. However, their land, livelihood, and lasting are threatened by ISIL.
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