Assyrians For Justice

Our letter of condolences to His Excellency President Masoud Barzani and His Excellency’s reply.

A New Map of the Middle East Is Emerging.
Will the Assyrian Nation be included in this new map, or once again be excluded from decisions that shape its future?
More importantly, is the Assyrian Nation prepared to engage decisively with today’s decision-makers to secure its rightful place on the emerging map?

In 1918, the British Cabinet presented a new vision for Iraq and the Middle East. As documented in the four attached records, their plan was to divide Iraq into four distinct countries: Sunni, Shia, Kurdish, and Assyrian. A specific territory—marked with the letter (E)—was designated as a homeland for what they referred to as the Assyrian Nestorian Country. This was a formal recognition, at the highest political level, of the Assyrian people as a nation entitled to self-determination.

However, just two years later, this commitment was abandoned. At the Cairo Conference in Egypt, British policymakers reversed course and chose to preserve a unified Iraqi state by installing a king from the Hashemite family, believing he would be accepted by the Arab population of Iraq, both Sunni and Shia. In contrast, the Assyrians and Armenians were denied political consideration and were instead deliberately dispersed across Iraq, forced to live under a state that did not reflect their national identity or protect their collective rights.

History shows that the Assyrian Nation was not absent from the original plans for the Middle East—it was deliberately removed. As new borders and political realities are once again being discussed, the question is no longer whether the Assyrians have a historical claim, but whether they will seize this moment to assert it.
The British government justified its denial of an Assyrian homeland by claiming, as stated in the attached document, that “the plan of Mar Shimun to concentrate all Assyrians in Duhok–Amadia and to grant them an autonomous enclave would almost certainly lead to conflict with neighboring Kurds.” This rationale was used to dismiss the legitimate national rights of the Assyrian people.

Today, the redrawing of the Middle East map represents the final and decisive opportunity for the Assyrian nation. If this moment is lost, there may never be another chance to secure our rightful future.

For this reason, Assyrians for Justice is working in close coordination with leading Assyrian activists and experts to formulate a clear and unified set of Assyrian demands in Iraq, Syria, and Iran. These demands will be presented imminently to key decision-makers.

Assyrians for Justice